æde

See also: aede and aède

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish ætæ, from Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, cognate with Swedish äta, English eat, German essen. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-, cf. Latin edō.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ɛːðə/, [ˈɛːð̩], [ˈeːð̩˕˗ˠ]
• Rhymes: -ɛːdə

Verb

æde (imperative æd, infinitive at æde, present tense æder, past tense åd, perfect tense ædt)

1. (animals) to eat
2. (vulgar, of people) to eat
3. to erode, eat away
4. to eat up

Usage notes

This verb is considered informal (or vulgar) when used to refer to people. The verb spise is preferred in more normal contexts when referring to people.

Conjugation

Conjugation of æde

active passive present æder ædes past åd — infinitive æde ædes imperative æd — participle present ædende past ædt (auxiliary verb have) gerund æden

Synonyms

• (eat): spise
• (erode): gnave

Derived terms

• altædende
• foræde
• grovæde
• kødædende
• menneskeæder
• planteæder
• ædeflip
• ædegilde
• ædelse
• ædelyst
• æderi

Noun

æde c or n (singular definite æden or ædet, not used in plural form)

1. fodder (food for animals)
2. (uncommon) food

   Synonym: ædelse

Declension

Declension of æde

either gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	æde	æden ædet
genitive	ædes	ædens ædets

Derived terms

• ædetrug
• hundeæde

References

• “æde” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “æde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog