øyda

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See also: oyða

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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  • øyde (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

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From Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaną. Cognates include Faroese oyða.

Verb

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øyda (passive øydast, present tense øyder, past tense øydde, imperative øyd, supine øydd or øydt, past participle øydd, present participle øydande)

  1. to make empty, desolate, move away from (a place that it become uninhabited)
  2. to make bare, take everything away from (someone)
  3. use (so that there is nothing left)
  4. destroy
  5. kill

Derived terms

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Noun

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øyda f

  1. definite singular of øyde

øyda n

  1. definite plural of øyde

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