åte

åte m (plural åte)

1. (Mooring) grandfather

   Coordinate term: ååle (“grandmother”)

• IPA^(key): /²oːtə/

From Old Norse áta f, with some influence from át n (whence modern Norwegian Nynorsk åt). The verb is derived from the noun.

åte f (plural åta)

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åte (present tense åtar, past tense åta, past participle åta, passive infinitive åtast, present participle åtande, imperative åte/åt)

1. to spread earth, ash etc. onto snow in spring (in order to make it melt sooner)

• åte (e- and split infinitives)

åte

1. (nonstandard, dialectal) supine of eta

   Synonym: ete

• “åte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• tåe

åte

1. (dated) past subjunctive of äta