Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /vɔlə/, [ˈʋʌlə]

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse valda (to wield, rule, cause), from Proto-Germanic *waldaną (to rule), cognate with Swedish vålla (to cause), German walten (to rule, exercise). Doublet of valte.

Verb edit

volde (past tense voldte, past participle voldt or voldet)

  1. to wreak; cause (something bad)
    volde vanskeligheder, problemer, (stor) skade, nogens død
    cause difficulties, problems, (great) harm, someone's death
Conjugation edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun edit

volde c

  1. indefinite plural of vold

Middle English edit

Verb edit

volde

  1. Alternative form of folden

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse valda.

Verb edit

volde (imperative vold, present tense volder, passive voldes, simple past voldte, past participle voldt, present participle voldende)

  1. to cause, be the cause of (something)

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Verb edit

volde (present tense voldar, past tense volda, past participle volda, passive infinitive voldast, present participle voldande, imperative volde/vold)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of valde