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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ende.

an end (line, surface or point defining something in its longitudinal direction)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛndə//ˈɛnːə/
  1. an end (line, surface or point defining something in its longitudinal direction)

    masculine
    fra ende til annen; fra ende til ende
    for endes
  2. an end (the most extreme point of an object, especially one that is longer than it is wide)

    masculine
    i/på alle ender (og kanter)
    den spisse ende(n)
  3. a behind (butt, the buttocks, bottom)

    masculine
    få på enden
    ha bly i enden
  4. a rope (especially short pieces that you have on hand for different uses)

    masculine
    låne/gi (noen) en ende
    få endene til å møtes
  5. an end (the terminal point of something in time)

    masculine
    fra ende til annen
    få/ta/ha (en) ende
  6. an end, result

    masculine
  7. an end (death)

    broadly · masculine
    få en salig ende
    gjøre ende på
  8. an end (a purpose, goal, or aim)

    masculine · obsolete
    til den ende
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse endi, endir (“end, conclusion”), from Proto-Germanic *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front, forehead”), from *h₂ent- (“face, forehead, front”), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”). Cognate with German Ende, Danish ende, Swedish ände, Dutch einde and English end.

verb/ˈɛndə//ˈɛnːə/
  1. to end, finish; terminate

    transitive
    ende sine dager
    han endte brevet med noen høflighetsfraser
  2. to bring to an end

    literary · transitive
  3. to come to an end, to become finished

    intransitive
    Hvordan skal dette ende?
  4. to end up in a certain place; to have a specific end point

    transitive
    ende opp (med/i/som)
    åtte av de ti siste kampene har endt med tap
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse enda, from Proto-Germanic *andijōną (“to end, bring to an end, finish”), from both *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front, forehead”), from *h₂ent- (“face, forehead, front”), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”) + and from *-ōną (creates verbs), either from Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti, from *-eh₂ (stem noun suffix) + *-yéti (creates verbs), or from Proto-Indo-European *-(e)h₂yéti, from *-(e)h₂ti (factitive verb suffix). Cognate with Icelandic enda, Faroese enda, Swedish ända, Danish ende and English end.

adv/ˈɛndə//ˈɛnːə/
  1. straight, right (describes a movement being performed vertically up in great height, down in great depth or straight forward)

    De skrek ende over seg.
    Jeg gir meg ende over!
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse endi, endir (“end, conclusion”), from Proto-Germanic *andijaz (“end”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos (“front, forehead”), from *h₂ent- (“face, forehead, front”), perhaps from *h₂en- (“on, onto”). Cognate with German Ende, Danish ende, Swedish ände, Dutch einde and English end.

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