daud
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Imitative of a heavy thump. Attested from the end of the 16th century.
Noun
daud (plural dauds)
References
- “daud, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March, 2016.
Anagrams
Adjective
daud
Etymology
From Old Norse dauðr, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz.
Adjective
daud (neuter singular daudt, definite singular and plural daude)
- Alternative form of død (adjective)
References
- “daud” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- død (from Bokmål)
Etymology
From Old Norse dauðr (“dead”), from Proto-Germanic *daudaz. Akin to English dead.
Pronunciation
Adjective
daud (neuter daudt, definite singular and plural daude, comparative daudare, indefinite superlative daudast, definite superlative daudaste)
- dead, deceased
- Gjer det og du er ein daud mann!
- Do that and you're a dead man!
- «Bort med all sorg», sa guten, læraren hans var daud. (Danish saying)
- “Away with all sorrow”, said the boy, his teacher was dead.
- Den daude skal gravleggjast om to dagar.
- The deceased is to be buried in two days.
- Kan menneske stå opp frå dei daude?
- Can people be raised from the dead?
- (sports) invalid
- Det kastet var klart dødt.
- That was a clear no-throw.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- daud eller levande
- daud kapital
- daud og maktlaus
- daud som ei sild
- daudball
- daudfødsel
- daudt laup
- daudvekt
- falle daud om
- leggja ballen daud
- steindaud
References
- “daud” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Alternative forms
- dawd
Etymology
Of imitative origin
Verb
daud
Noun
daud (plural dauds)
- A lump; a large piece.
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