væde

• IPA^(key): /vɛːðə/, [ˈʋɛðð̩]
• Rhymes: -ɛːdə
• Homophone: vædde

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

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.

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

væde (past tense vædede, past participle vædet)

1. to wet
2. to moisten