öda.
to waste, to spend in vain, often used about time
Meaning & usage
to waste, to spend in vain, often used about time
Miljoner ödades på en renovering som inte ens har kommit i gång.
Åtta krigsskepp öddes, och stort var talet av fallna;
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish ø̄þa, from Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaną. Cognate with Icelandic eyða, Danish øde, German veröden. Based on the adjective öde (“waste, desolate”) from Old Swedish ø̄þe = Danish øde, Old Saxon ôthi, Old High German ôdi (“empty”), Old Norse auðr (“desolate”).
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