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væde

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Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse væta, Proto-Germanic *wētijǭ (moisture). Derived from the adjective *wētaz (wet) (Danish våd).

Noun

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væde c (singular definite væden, not used in plural form)

  1. moisture
    Suppen er ikke så god; fyldet er fint, men væden er uinteressant.
    The soup is not so good; the firm bits are fine, but the wet part is uninteresting.
Declension
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse væta, from Proto-Germanic *wētijaną (to wet). Derived from the adjective *wētaz (wet) (Danish våd).

Verb

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væde (past tense vædede, past participle vædet)

  1. to wet
  2. to moisten
Conjugation
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