buð

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *budą (offer, message), cognate with Dutch bod, German Gebot.

Noun

buð n (genitive buðs, plural buð) (Old East Norse)

  1. offer
  2. message

Declension

Declension of buð (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative buð buðit buð buðin
accusative buð buðit buð buðin
dative buði buðinu buðum buðumin
genitive buðs buðsins buða buðanna

Descendants

  • Old Swedish: buþ, boþ
  • Old Danish: buth, both
    • Danish: bud
      • Norwegian Bokmål: bud