Danish

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Etymology 1

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Continuing Old Danish rath, from Old Norse ráð n, from Proto-Norse *ᚱᚨᛞᚨ n (*rada), either from *ᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ m (*radaʀ) or from Proto-Germanic *rēdą n, from *rēdaz m. Cognate with Old English rǣd m (whence archaic English rede), Middle Low German rât (whence German Low German Raad), and Old High German rāt (whence German Rat m).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʁɔˀð], [ˈʁɔðˀ]

Noun

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råd n (singular definite rådet, plural indefinite råd)

  1. council
  2. piece of advice
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Etymology 2

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A reanalysis occurring during the Middle Danish period of råd¹ n pl as a common singular noun (compare the definite plural of the etymon with the definite singular of the derivation).

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʁɔˀð], [ˈʁɔðˀ]

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råd c (singular definite råden, plural indefinite råder)

  1. a member of a council, a councillor
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Etymology 3

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From Old Norse rot, from Proto-Germanic *rutą. Related to Danish rådden (rotten) and rådne (to rot).

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råd n (singular definite råddet, not used in plural form)

  1. rot
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Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʁɔˀð], [ˈʁɔðˀ]

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råd

  1. imperative of råde

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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råd n (definite singular rådet, indefinite plural råd, definite plural råda or rådene)

  1. advice
  2. a council

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råd

  1. imperative of råde

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse ráð.

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råd n (definite singular rådet, indefinite plural råd, definite plural råda)

  1. advice
  2. a council
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Etymology 2

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råd m (definite singular råden, indefinite plural rådar, definite plural rådane)

  1. a councillor (member of a council)
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Etymology 3

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råd f (definite singular råda, uncountable)

  1. means, resources
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Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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råd

  1. imperative of råda

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Swedish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /roːd/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːd

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse ráð, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *Hréh₁dʰos, from *Hreh₁dʰ- (to think, arrange).

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råd n

  1. a piece of advice, counsel
    Hon gav mig ett råd
    She gave me a piece of advice
    Hon gav mig råd
    She gave me advice
  2. (in "ha råd") enough money (to buy something)
    Jag har inte råd att köpa den smaskiga hamburgaren
    I can't afford to buy the yummy hamburger
  3. (in "ha råd", figuratively) enough of some other value
    en chans du inte har råd att missa
    an opportunity you can't afford to miss
  4. a suitable way to solve a problem
    finna på råd
    find a way to solve a problem
    kommer tid, kommer råd
    solutions to problems emerge in time (idiomatic)
  5. a council, a committee, an advisory board, a group of advisors
  6. a member of a council
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råda

Descendants
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  • Finnish: roti
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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råd

  1. imperative of råda