bøde

See also: bode, bódé, bodě, and Bode

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bøːðə/, [ˈb̥øðð̩]

Etymology 1

Originally a plural of bod (“fine, penance”).

Noun

bøde c (singular definite bøden, plural indefinite bøder)

  1. fine (payment for breaking the law)
  2. ticket (traffic citation)
Declension
Declension of bøde
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bøde bøden bøder bøderne
genitive bødes bødens bøders bødernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bǿta, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną, cognate with Swedish böta, German büßen, Dutch boeten, Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bōtjan). Related to the noun *bōtō (Danish bod).

Verb

bøde (past tense bødede, past participle bødet)

  1. to be fined, to forfeit
  2. to mend, to repair
Conjugation
Conjugation of bøde
active passive
present bøder bødes
past bødede bødedes
infinitive bøde bødes
imperative bød —
participle
present bødende
past bødet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund bøden
Derived terms
  • afbøde

Further reading

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