ende
English
Noun
ende (plural endes)
- Obsolete spelling of end
- 1570, Margaret Ascham, Roger Ascham, The Scholemaster, foreword:
- For well remembryng how much all good learnyng oweth vnto you for defense therof, as the Vniuersitie of Cambrige, of which my said late husband was a member, haue in chosing you their worthy Chaunceller acknowledged, and how happily you haue spent your time in such studies & caried the vse therof to the right ende...
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Albanian
Etymology
Historically identical with edhe. Compare Danish end (“but”), Icelandic enn (“still, yet”).
Adverb
ende
Related terms
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse endi, endir (“end”), from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos.
Pronunciation
Noun
ende c (singular definite enden, plural indefinite ender)
Inflection
Etymology 2
From Old Norse enda (“to end”).
Pronunciation
Verb
ende (imperative end, infinitive at ende, present tense ender, past tense endte, perfect tense er/har endt)
Synonyms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Conjunction
ende
German
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛndə
Verb
ende
- (deprecated template usage) First-person singular present of enden.
- (deprecated template usage) First-person singular subjunctive I of enden.
- (deprecated template usage) Third-person singular subjunctive I of enden.
- (deprecated template usage) Imperative singular of enden.
Middle Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Dutch ande, inde, from Proto-Germanic *andi.
Conjunction
ende
Alternative forms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Old Dutch endi, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz.
Noun
ende n
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “ende (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “ende (III)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ende (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “ende (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English ende, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos. Cognate to Middle Dutch ende, einde.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
ende (plural endes)
- The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal point of something:
- The end of something'e presence; disappearance.
- a. 1382, John Wycliffe, “Apocalips 1:8”, in Wycliffe's Bible:
- Yhe, Amen! Y am alpha and oo, the bigynnyng and the ende, seith the Lord God, that is, and that was, and that is to comynge, almyȝti.
- You, Amen! I am Alpha and O, the beginning and the end, says the Lord God; that is, that was, and that which will come, almighty.
- The end of one's life; death or passing away.
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, page 41.
- And herfore of Wicleef speciali and of these men I toke the lore whiche I haue taughte and purpose to lyue aftir, if God wole, to my lyues ende.
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, page 41.
- The end of a literary piece or work.
- The last or final part of something.
- The conclusion or aftermath of something.
- The irrevocable or last destiny of something.
- (rare) A successful conclusion or finishing.
- The end of something'e presence; disappearance.
- The marginal or outlying part of something:
- The extreme terminus or point of an object or thing (including something that was formerly one)
- The margins or surrounds of a nation or settlement; the border.
- A part of a settlement, province, or nation.
- late 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 15-16.
- And specially from every shires ende
- Of Engelond, to Caunterbury they wende,
- And specially from every shire's end
- Of England they to Canterbury went,
- late 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 15-16.
- The limitations or boundaries of something.
- One's ends, aims, goals, or purpose; the direction one chooses.
- (rare) A section or portion of something.
- (rare) A family member; one's kin.
- (rare) The deeper facts or realness of something.
- (rare) What makes something important, purposeful or meaningful.
- (rare) One of the four cardinal directions.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “ē̆nde (n.(1))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
Etymology 2
From Old English ened, enid, æned, from Proto-Germanic *anadz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énh₂ts.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
ende (plural endes)
- A duck (usually referring to the female)
Descendants
References
- “ē̆nd(e (n.(2))”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-12.
Etymology 3
From Old English endian.
Verb
ende
- Alternative form of enden
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse endi, endir, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos.
Noun
ende m (definite singular enden, indefinite plural ender, definite plural endene) (genitive form endes)
- end (extreme part)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
ende (imperative end, present tense ender, simple past endte, past participle endt, present participle endende)
- to end
References
- “ende” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse endi, endir, from Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos. Akin to English end.
Noun
ende m (definite singular enden, indefinite plural endar, definite plural endane) (genitive form endes)
- end (extreme part)
- 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:
- Langt Liv skal og faa Ende.
- A long life will also have an end.
- Langt Liv skal og faa Ende.
- 1856, Ivar Aasen, Norske Ordsprog:
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
ende (present tense endar, past tense enda, past participle enda, passive infinitive endast, present participle endande, imperative ende/end)
- Alternative form of enda
References
- “ende” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *andijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂entíos. Cognate with Old Frisian ende, enda, Old Saxon endi, Old Dutch ende, einde (Dutch einde), Old High German enti (German Ende), Old Norse endir (Swedish ände), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌴𐌹𐍃 (andeis).
Pronunciation
Noun
ende m
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adverb
ende
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ende”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Pronoun
ende
- (the) only (one), masculine form of enda
- du är den ende, som hemligen ser mig
- you are the only one, who secretly sees me
- du är den ende, som hemligen ser mig
See also
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Turkish
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- enm:Birds
- enm:Compass points
- enm:Death
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- enm:Female animals
- enm:Literature
- enm:Philosophy
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