døy
Norwegian Nynorsk
/dœʏ/
verb-3
Definitions
- to die (stop living)
- cease to exist, come to an end. Often followed by the prepositions av (av), ut (ut) and bort (bort).
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse deyja (die).
Origin
Old Norse
deyja
Gloss
die
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- counterdie English
- death English
- die English
- dieback English
- diecast English
- dieless English
- diemaker English
- dier English
- diesinker English
- diesinking English
- diest English
- diestock English
- dieth English
- diework English
- dying English
- redie English
- dø Norwegian Bokmål
- *dawjaną Proto-Germanic
- dīeġan Old English
- dīġan Old English
- deyen Middle English
- deyja Old Norse
- dø Danish
- deyja Icelandic
- doyggja Faroese
- døia Old Swedish
- dø̄ia, døia Old Swedish
- dee Scots
- dai Tok Pisin
- dae Pijin