volde

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse valda (“wield, rule, cause”).

Verb

volde

1. wreak; cause (something bad)

   volde vanskeligheder, problemer, (stor) skade, nogens død

   cause difficulties, problems, (great) harm, someone's death

Etymology 2

Noun

volde c

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of vold

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse valda

Verb

volde (imperative vold, present tense volder, passive voldes, simple past voldte, past participle voldt, present participle voldende)

1. to cause, be the cause of (something)

References

• “volde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.