bøde

See also: bode, bódé, bodě, and Bode

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøːðə/, [ˈb̥øðð̩]

Etymology 1

Originally a plural of bod (“fine, penance”).

Noun

bøde c (singular definite bøden, plural indefinite bøder)

1. fine (payment for breaking the law)
2. ticket (traffic citation)

Declension

Declension of bøde

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bøde	bøden	bøder	bøderne
genitive	bødes	bødens	bøders	bødernes

Etymology 2

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

bøde (past tense bødede, past participle bødet)

1. to be fined, to forfeit
2. to mend, to repair

Conjugation

Inflection of bøde

	present	past
simple	bøder	bødede
perfect	har bødet	havde bødet
passive	bødes	bødedes
participle	bødende	bødet
imperative	bød	—
infinitive	bøde	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	bøden	—

Derived terms

• afbøde

Further reading

• “bøde” in Den Danske Ordbog