wede

See also: weɗe

Balanta-Ganja

Noun

wede

  1. water

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeː.də/

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wēde, from Old Dutch *widu, from Proto-Germanic *widuz.

Noun

wede f (plural weden or wedes, diminutive wedetje n)

  1. twig, especially of an oak or willow
    Synonym: twijg

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch wede, from Old Dutch *wēd, from Proto-West Germanic *waiʀd, from Proto-Germanic *waizdaz. Doublet of wouw.

Noun

wede f (plural weden or wedes, diminutive wedetje n)

  1. a plant of species Isatis tinctoria (woad or dyer's woad)
  2. (by extension) blue dye from the woad plant

Etymology 3

From Middle Dutch wede, from Old Dutch wido, widu. [1]

Noun

wede f (plural weden or wedes, diminutive wedetje n)

  1. (in toponyms) forest
    Synonyms: woud, bos
  2. (in toponyms) brushwood, thicket

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

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Noun

wêde m or f

  1. dyer's woad (Isatis tinctoria)
Inflection
Strong masculine noun
singular plural
nominative wêde wêde
accusative wêde wêde
genitive wêets wêde
dative wêde wêden
Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative wêde wêden
accusative wêde wêden
genitive wêde, wêden wêden
dative wêde, wêden wêden
Descendants
  • Dutch: wede

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *widu, from Proto-Germanic *widuz.

Noun

wēde f

  1. bush, thicket
Inflection
Weak feminine noun
singular plural
nominative wēde wēden
accusative wēde wēden
genitive wēde, wēden wēden
dative wēde, wēden wēden
Descendants

Further reading

  • wede”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wede (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
  • Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wede (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈweː.de/

Verb

wēde

  1. inflection of wēdan:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. singular present subjunctive