fœða

See also: foeda and föda

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną (to feed, give birth). Cognate with Old English fēdan, Old Frisian fēda, Old Saxon fōdian, Old High German fuotan, Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fōdjan).

Verb

fœða (singular past indicative fœddi, plural past indicative fœddu, past participle fœddr)

  1. to feed, nourish, give food
  2. to rear, bring up
  3. to give birth to

Conjugation

Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *fōdô (food, nourishment). Cognate with Old English fōda.

Noun

fœða f (genitive fœðu)

  1. (uncountable, in the singular) food

Declension

Descendants

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