Danish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Originally a plural of bod (“fine, penance”).
Noun
[edit]bøde c (singular definite bøden, plural indefinite bøder)
Declension
[edit]common gender |
singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bøde | bøden | bøder | bøderne |
genitive | bødes | bødens | bøders | bødernes |
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Norse bǿta, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną, cognate with Swedish böta, German büßen, Dutch boeten, Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bōtjan). Related to the noun *bōtō (Danish bod).
Verb
[edit]bøde (past tense bødede, past participle bødet)
Conjugation
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “bøde” in Den Danske Ordbog