sendebud

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish sændæbuth, from Old Norse sendiboð. === Noun === sendebud n (singular definite sendebuddet, plural indefinite sendebud) a messenger, emissary, envoy ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== budbringer ==== See also ==== kurer === References === “sendebud” in Den Danske Ordbog “sendebud” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Inherited from Old Norse sendiboð (“message; messenger”). By surface analysis, sende (“to send”) +‎ bud (“message; messenger”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk sendebod, Danish sendebud, Swedish sändebud and Faroese sendiboð (“message; messenger”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɛnː.əˌbʉːd/ Rhymes: -ʉːd Hyphenation: sen‧de‧bud === Noun === sendebud n (definite singular sendebudet, indefinite plural sendebud, definite plural sendebuda or sendebudene) (obsolete) a message, communication (chiefly historical) a messenger, emissary or envoy sent to convey a message or negotiate on another's behalf Synonyms: budbringer, utsending gå sendebud — to act as a messenger or negotiator (poetic, figuratively) a harbinger, omen or sign of something to come === References === “sendebud” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “sendebud” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).