wede

See also: weɗe

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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.

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

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Descendants
  • Dutch: wede

Etymology 2

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

Noun

wēde f

  1. bush, thicket
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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
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