kvæde

See also: kväde

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kvɛːdə/, [ˈkʰvɛːðə].

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German quede (“quince”).

Noun

kvæde c (singular definite kvæden, plural indefinite kvæder)

  1. quince, Cydonia oblonga
Inflection
Synonyms
  • (tree): kvædetræ
Further reading

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kveða, from Proto-Germanic *kweþaną (“to say”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷét- (“to say, speak”).

Verb

kvæde (imperative kvæd, infinitive at kvæde, present tense kvæder, past tense kvad, perfect tense har kvædet)

  1. to chant, to sing

References

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