bosted

English

Verb

bosted

  1. simple past and past participle of bost

Danish

Noun

bosted

  1. a residence, especially some sort of asylum or refuge
    • 2022, Mariette Lindstein, Rekviem på Tågeøen:
      Sofia drev et bosted for afhoppere fra sekter, ...
      Sofia ran an asylum for defectors from sects, ...
    • 2016, Caroline Livingstone, Nat i april:
      Selv har han været tvangsindlagt siden han var 12, efter et drabsforsøg på lederen af et bosted.
      He himself has been committed [i.e. forcibly hospitalized] since he was 12, after a murder attempt on the manager of a home.
    • 2021, Kirsten Golding Jensen, Mosehusene:
      Huset er i dag bosted for unge med sociale problemer.
      The house is today a home for youths with social issues.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From bo +‎ sted.

Noun

bosted n (definite singular bostedet, indefinite plural bosteder, definite plural bostedene)

  1. (place of) abode or residence

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References
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