føje

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Danish[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle Low German vȫgen, from Proto-Germanic *fōgijaną, cognate with English fay, German fügen.

Verb[edit]

føje (past tense føjede, past participle føjet)

  1. to join
  2. to add
  3. to indulge
  4. (reflexive) to submit, comply
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Low German vȫge (adjustment), derived from the verb. Compare German Fug.

Noun[edit]

føje c (uninflected)

  1. (formal) good reason

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Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle Low German vȫge (suitable, moderate), derived from the verb.

Adjective[edit]

føje (uninflected)

  1. little, few
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