Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɛ.də/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wed‧de

Etymology 1

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See wedden (to wager, bet)

Noun

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wedde f (plural wedden or weddes, diminutive weddetje n)

  1. (chiefly Belgium) a wage, salary, periodic pay for a civil servant or long-term employee
  2. (Netherlands, dated, military) the wage of a soldier
    Synonym: soldij
  3. (dated) the stake of a wager
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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wedde

  1. inflection of wedden:
    1. singular past indicative
    2. (dated or formal) singular past/present subjunctive

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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wedde

  1. dative singular of wedd

Verb

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wēdde

  1. inflection of wēdan:
    1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative
    2. singular preterite subjunctive