møde
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Derived form the verb. Compare also Swedish möte n. It has replaced the older word Old Norse mót, derived from *mōtą, which has survived in Danish only as the preposition mod, imod.
Noun edit
møde n (singular definite mødet, plural indefinite møder)
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse mœta (“to meet”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną, cognate with Swedish möta, English meet, Dutch moeten. Derived from *mōtą, hence Old Norse mót, English moot.
Verb edit
møde (imperative mød, infinitive at møde, present tense møder, past tense mødte, perfect tense har mødt)
- to meet, encounter (transitive)
- to show up (intransitive, normally with a preposition phrase)
- (passive voice) to meet (reciprocal), see mødes
Conjugation edit
References edit
- “møde” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse mœði. Doublet of møye.
Noun edit
møde f or m (definite singular møda or møden, indefinite plural møder, definite plural mødene)
References edit
- “møde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
møde (present tense møder, past tense mødde, past participle mødt/mødd, passive infinitive mødast, present participle mødande, imperative mød)
- (transitive) to make weary, wear out
- (reflexive) to toil
- (transitive) to bother
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
møde f (definite singular møda, indefinite plural møder, definite plural mødene)
References edit
- “møde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.