åte

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North Frisian

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Noun

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åte m (plural åte)

  1. (Mooring) grandfather
    Coordinate term: ååle (grandmother)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse áta f, with some influence from át n (whence modern Norwegian Nynorsk åt). The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

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åte f (plural åta)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Verb

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åte (present tense åtar, past tense åta, past participle åta, passive infinitive åtast, present participle åtande, imperative åte/åt)

  1. to spread earth, ash etc. onto snow in spring (in order to make it melt sooner)
Alternative forms
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  • åte (e- and split infinitives)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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åte

  1. (nonstandard, dialectal) supine of eta
    Synonym: ete

References

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Anagrams

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Swedish

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Verb

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åte

  1. (dated) past subjunctive of äta