æde

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish ætæ, from Old Norse eta, from Proto-Germanic *etaną, cognate with Swedish äta, English eat, German essen. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed-, cf. Latin edō. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛːðə/, [ˈɛːð̩], [ˈeːð̩˕˗ˠ] Rhymes: -ɛːdə === Verb === æde (imperative æd, infinitive at æde, present tense æder, past tense åd, perfect tense ædt) (animals) to eat (vulgar, of people) to eat to erode, eat away to eat up ==== Usage notes ==== This verb is considered informal (or vulgar) when used to refer to people. The verb spise is preferred in more normal contexts when referring to people. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (eat): spise (erode): gnave ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === æde c or n (singular definite æden or ædet, not used in plural form) fodder (food for animals) (uncommon) food Synonym: ædelse ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ædetrug hundeæde === References === “æde” in Den Danske Ordbog “æde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog