nåde

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See also: nade, nadé, ñade, ñadé, and nade-

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse náðir f pl (peace, security), from Proto-Germanic *nēþō, *ganēþō, cognate with Swedish nåd, German Gnade, Dutch genade. The Scandinavian word has been influenced by Old Saxon Old Saxon (gi)natha.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nåde c (singular definite nåden, not used in plural form)

  1. grace
  2. mercy

Declension

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Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse náð.

Noun

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nåde m (definite singular nåden)

  1. grace
  2. mercy

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse náð.

Noun

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nåde m (definite singular nåden)

  1. grace
  2. mercy

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From nåd (mercy), as a verb in the present tense subjunctive. First attested in 1408.

Verb

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nåde

  1. Only used in Gud nåde (God help)

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