bøde

See also: bode, bódé, bodě, and Bode

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøːðə/, [ˈb̥øðð̩]

Etymology 1

Originally a plural of bod (“fine, penance”).

Noun

bøde c (singular definite bøden, plural indefinite bøder)

1. fine (payment for breaking the law)
2. ticket (traffic citation)

Declension

Declension of bøde

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bøde	bøden	bøder	bøderne
genitive	bødes	bødens	bøders	bødernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bǿta, from Proto-Germanic *bōtijaną, cognate with Swedish böta, German büßen, Dutch boeten, Gothic 𐌱𐍉𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (bōtjan). Related to the noun *bōtō (Danish bod).

Verb

bøde (past tense bødede, past participle bødet)

1. to be fined, to forfeit
2. to mend, to repair

Conjugation

Conjugation of bøde

active passive present bøder bødes past bødede bødedes infinitive bøde bødes imperative bød — participle present bødende past bødet (auxiliary verb have) gerund bøden

Derived terms

• afbøde

Further reading

• “bøde” in Den Danske Ordbog