bytte
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bytə/, [ˈb̥yd̥ə]
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German bǖte, of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly a Celtic borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“victory, booty, spoils”). If so, related to the name of Boudica, a British Celtic queen.
This source is comparable to German Beute, late Old Norse býti, and Swedish byte; also French butin (hence English booty).
Noun
bytte n (singular definite byttet, not used in plural form)
- loot, plunder, booty, spoils
- prey
- exchange, swap, swop
Inflection
| neuter gender | Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bytte | byttet |
| genitive | byttes | byttets |
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German bǖten, a verb derived from the former noun. Perhaps partially from Proto-Germanic *biūtijaną, a compound of *bi- and *ūtijaną (cf. Old Norse ýta, Danish yde).
Verb
bytte (past tense byttede, past participle byttet)
- to exchange
- to swap, swop
- to change
- to trade
- to barter
Inflection
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| simple | bytter | byttede |
| perfect | har byttet | havde byttet |
| passive | byttes | byttedes |
| participle | byttende | byttet |
| imperative | byt | — |
| infinitive | bytte | — |
| auxiliary verb | have | — |
| gerund | bytten | — |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse býti and Middle Low German bute.
Noun
bytte n (definite singular byttet, indefinite plural bytter, definite plural bytta or byttene)
- change, exchange, swap
- booty, loot, spoils
- prey
Derived terms
- byttedyr
- byttehandel
- krigsbytte
- utbytte
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: bytte
Etymology 2
From Old Norse býta and Middle Low German buten.
Verb
bytte (imperative bytt, present tense bytter, passive byttes, simple past and past participle bytta or byttet, present participle byttende)
- to change, exchange, swap, to transplant
References
- “bytte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse býti and Middle Low German bute, via Norwegian Bokmål.
Noun
bytte n (definite singular byttet, indefinite plural bytte, definite plural bytta)
- booty, loot, spoils
- prey
Derived terms
- byttedyr
- krigsbytte
- utbytte
References
- “bytte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Adjective
bytte
- absolute definite natural masculine singular of bytt.
Verb
bytte
- past tense of byta.
See also
- bytta
Anagrams
- bytet