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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bytə/, [ˈb̥yd̥ə]

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle Low German bǖte, of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly a Celtic borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *boudi (victory, booty, spoils). If so, related to the name of Boudica, a British Celtic queen.

This source is comparable to German Beute, late Old Norse býti, and Swedish byte; also French butin (hence English booty).

Noun edit

bytte n (singular definite byttet, not used in plural form)

  1. loot, plunder, booty, spoils
  2. prey
  3. exchange, swap, swop
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Middle Low German bǖten, a verb derived from the former noun. Perhaps partially from Proto-Germanic *biūtijaną, a compound of *bi- and *ūtijaną (cf. Old Norse ýta, Danish yde).

Verb edit

bytte (past tense byttede, past participle byttet)

  1. to exchange
  2. to swap, swop
  3. to change
  4. to trade
  5. to barter
Conjugation edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse býti and Middle Low German bute.

Noun edit

bytte n (definite singular byttet, indefinite plural bytter, definite plural bytta or byttene)

  1. change, exchange, swap
  2. booty, loot, spoils
  3. prey
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bytte

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse býta and Middle Low German buten.

Verb edit

bytte (imperative bytt, present tense bytter, passive byttes, simple past and past participle bytta or byttet, present participle byttende)

  1. to change, exchange, swap, to transplant

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse býti and Middle Low German bute, via Norwegian Bokmål.

Noun edit

bytte n (definite singular byttet, indefinite plural bytte, definite plural bytta)

  1. booty, loot, spoils
  2. prey

Derived terms edit

References edit

Swedish edit

Adjective edit

bytte

  1. definite natural masculine singular of bytt

Verb edit

bytte

  1. past indicative of byta

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