boð

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See also: bod, both, Bod, Both, and BOD

Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse boð, from Proto-Germanic *budą, from *beudaną (to command; to offer).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boð n (genitive singular boðs, plural boð)

  1. message
  2. order, command, commandment
  3. offer
  4. omen, sign, presage, portent

Declension

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Declension of boð
n4 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative boð boðið boð boðini
accusative boð boðið boð boðini
dative boð, boði boðnum boðum boðunum
genitive boðs boðsins boða boðanna
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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse boð, from Proto-Germanic *budą, from *beudaną (to offer).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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boð n (genitive singular boðs, nominative plural boð)

  1. (in the plural) message
  2. offer, invitation
  3. party
  4. (formal) order, command, commandment

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *budą (offer, message), cognate with Dutch bod, German Gebot.

Noun

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boð n (genitive boðs, plural boð) (Old West Norse)

  1. offer
  2. message

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: boð
  • Faroese: boð
  • Norn: bod
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bod