åt

See also: aat, Aat, AAT, -aat, and Appendix:Variations of "at"

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

åt

simple past of ete

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oːt/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse at and át.

Preposition

åt

to; towards
No dreg me åt byen.
We're heading towards the city now.
of (expressing possession)
Dette er huset åt foreldra mine.
This is the house of my parents.

Synonyms

til

Verb

åt

past tense of eta and ete

Verb

åt

imperative of åta

References

“åt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse at, from Proto-Germanic *at, from Proto-Indo-European *ád.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

åt

for
Jag har en present åt dig
I have a gift for you
to, towards, in a certain direction
Titta inte åt det hållet
Don't look in that direction

Verb

åt

past tense of äta.

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Old Norse at and át.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oːt/, /ot/, /otː/, /ɒːt/, /ɑːt/ (example of pronunciation)
Rhymes: -óːt, -ot, -ótː

Preposition

åt

(space) To; towards.
Kör’ åt
drive, go to someone
Stig åt sä
edge, change one’s place
Fär åt
behave
Kast dä åt sänga!
Go to bed!
hɑn for åt bynöm
He went to a neighbor.
(time) At.
ått missömren
at midsummer
indicating the subject of an activity or act or relationship
gå e eran ått me
Go an errand for meǃ
hon bar ått dem
She gave them things.
(possession) Of.
n doter åt han
one of his daughters

Synonyms

(to, towards) dill

Etymology 2

From Old Norse aptr, apt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oːt/, /ɒːt/, /ɑːt/ (example of pronunciation)
Rhymes: -óːt

Adverb

åt

Back.
åt å framm
back and forth
framm å åt
to and fro
myttje hɑn hann, åt å framm
He certainly managed a lot back and forth.
Da tjuva raai wårâânn fa bonn at nota.
When the thieves reveal each other, the farmer gets his fishing net back. (proverb)

Antonyms

framm

Etymology 3

From Old Norse át (“eating; food”), from Proto-Germanic *ētą, derived from *etaną (“to eat”), whence ita (“to eat”). Compare Icelandic át, Old Saxon ât, Old High German âz and Old English ǽt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /oːt/, /ɒːt/, /ɑːt/ (example of pronunciation)
Rhymes: -óːt

Noun

åt n (definite singular åte)

Stingin or biting insects, gnats.
That which eats you up.
hɑll å de åte
Keep away from you those that want to ’eat’ you (tramps, gypsies.)
That which has been eaten on.

Derived terms

hull-åt

Related terms

atahl

Pronunciation

(singular indicative):
IPA^(key): /oːt/ (example of pronunciation)
Rhymes: -óːt
(plural indicative, singular & plural subjunctive):
IPA^(key): /²oːt/ (example of pronunciation)
Rhymes: -òːt

Verb

åt

preterite of eta
preterite of ita