bytte

== Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bytə/, [ˈb̥yd̥ə] === Etymology 1 === From Middle Low German bǖte, of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly a Celtic borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“victory, booty, spoils”). If so, related to the name of Boudica, a British Celtic queen. This source is comparable to German Beute, late Old Norse býti, and Swedish byte; also French butin (hence English booty). ==== Noun ==== bytte n (singular definite byttet, not used in plural form) loot, plunder, booty, spoils prey exchange, swap, swop ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle Low German bǖten, a verb derived from the former noun. Perhaps partially from Proto-Germanic *biūtijaną, a compound of *bi- and *ūtijaną (cf. Old Norse ýta, Danish yde). ==== Verb ==== bytte (past tense byttede, past participle byttet) to exchange to swap, swop to change to trade to barter ===== Conjugation ===== == Middle English == === Noun === bytte (chiefly Late Middle English) alternative form of bite == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse býti and Middle Low German bute. ==== Noun ==== bytte n (definite singular byttet, indefinite plural bytter, definite plural bytta or byttene) change, exchange, swap booty, loot, spoils prey ===== Derived terms ===== byttedyr byttehandel krigsbytte utbytte ===== Descendants ===== Norwegian Nynorsk: bytte === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse býta and Middle Low German buten. ==== Verb ==== bytte (imperative bytt, present tense bytter, passive byttes, simple past and past participle bytta or byttet, present participle byttende) to change, exchange, swap, to transplant === References === “bytte” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse býti and Middle Low German bute, via Norwegian Bokmål. === Noun === bytte n (definite singular byttet, indefinite plural bytte, definite plural bytta) booty, loot, spoils prey ==== Derived terms ==== byttedyr krigsbytte utbytte === References === “bytte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbyt.te/ === Noun === bytte inflection of byt: nominative plural accusative singular/plural genitive/dative singular == Swedish == === Adjective === bytte definite natural masculine singular of bytt === Verb === bytte past indicative of byta ==== See also ==== bytta === Anagrams === bytet