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boð

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See also: bod, both, Bod, Both, and BOD

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse boð, from Proto-Germanic *budą, from *beudaną (to command; to offer).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boð n (genitive singular boðs, plural boð)

  1. message
  2. order, command, commandment
  3. offer
  4. omen, sign, presage, portent

Declension

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n4 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative boð boðið boð boðini
accusative boð boðið boð boðini
dative boð, boði boðnum boðum boðunum
genitive boðs boðsins boða boðanna
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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse boð, from Proto-Germanic *budą, from *beudaną (to offer).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boð n (genitive singular boðs, nominative plural boð)

  1. (in the plural) message
    Synonyms: skilaboð n pl, orðsending f, skeyti n
  2. offer, invitation
  3. party
    Synonyms: partí, veisla, teiti
  4. (formal) order, command, commandment
    Synonyms: skipun f, tilskipun f, boðorð n

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Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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boð n (genitive boðs, plural boð) (Old West Norse)

  1. offer
  2. message

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: boð
  • Faroese: boð
  • Norn: bod
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bod