øyda
See also: oyða
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- øyde (e and split infinitives)
Etymology
From Old Norse eyða, from Proto-Germanic *auþijaną. Cognates include Faroese oyða.
Verb
øyda (passive øydast, present tense øyder, past tense øydde, imperative øyd, supine øydd or øydt, past participle øydd, present participle øydande)
- to make empty, desolate, move away from (a place that it become uninhabited)
- to make bare, take everything away from (someone)
- use (so that there is nothing left)
- destroy
- kill
Derived terms
- øyde opp
- øyde ut
Noun
øyda f
- definite singular of øyde
øyda n
- definite plural of øyde
References
- “øyda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.