nøde

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse neyða, from Proto-Germanic *naudijaną, cognate with Old English nīedan, Old High German nōten, Gothic 𐌽𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌾𐌰𐌽 (nauþjan). Derived from the noun *naudiz (need).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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nøde (past tense nødte or nødede, past participle nødt or nødet)

  1. to press, urge
  2. to compel, oblige

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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