øyda

See also: oyða

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• øyde (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaną. Cognates include Faroese oyða.

Verb

øyda (passive øydast, present tense øyder, past tense øydde, imperative øyd, supine øydd or øydt, past participle øydd, present participle øydande)

1. to make empty, desolate, move away from (a place that it become uninhabited)
2. to make bare, take everything away from (someone)
3. use (so that there is nothing left)
4. destroy
5. kill

Derived terms

• øyde opp
• øyde ut

Noun

øyda f

1. definite singular of øyde

øyda n

1. definite plural of øyde

References

• “øyda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.