jorde

Danish

Noun

jorde c

1. indefinite plural of jord

Verb

jorde (imperative jord, infinitive at jorde, present tense jorder, past tense jordede, perfect tense har jordet)

1. (of person) to put down, to flatten, to floor
2. to bury or inter (something or someone)
3. (electricity, slang) to earth (UK) or ground (US) (something)

Conjugation

Conjugation of jorde

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	jorde	jordes
Present tense	jorder	jordes
Past tense	jordede	jordedes
Imperative	jord	-
Participle
Present	jordende
Past	jordet
Gerund	jorden

References

• “jorde” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “jorde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juːɽə/, /juːrə/
• Homophone: gjorde
• Rhymes: -uːɽə, -uːrə

Etymology 1

A blending of jord and gjerde

Noun

jorde n (definite singular jordet, indefinite plural jorder, definite plural jorda or jordene)

1. (agriculture) a field

Synonyms

• åker

Etymology 2

From Old Norse jarða (sense 1).

Verb

jorde (imperative jord, present tense jorder, passive jordes, simple past and past participle jorda or jordet, present participle jordende)

1. to bury (something)
2. (electricity) to earth (UK) or ground (US) (something)

References

• “jorde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• gjorde (alternative spelling)
• gjordi, gjone (dialectal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²juː.rə/, /²juː.ɽə/
• Homophone: gjorde

Etymology 1

From eastern Middle Norwegian gjorde, from Old Norse gerði.

Noun

jorde n (definite singular jordet, indefinite plural jorde, definite plural jorda)

1. (agriculture) a field

   Synonyms: åker, gjerde

Derived terms

• Jordet

Related terms

• Seljord, Selgjord
• Høyjord

Etymology 2

From Old Norse jarða, with its vowel probably influenced by jord from Old Norse jǫrð.

Alternative forms

• jorda (a infinitive)

Verb

jorde (present tense jordar, past tense jorda, past participle jorda, passive infinitive jordast, present participle jordande, imperative jorde/jord)

1. (transitive) to bury, inter
2. (transitive, electricity) to connect electrically to the earth; to earth (UK); to ground (US)

Derived terms

• jording f

References

• “jorde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.