odde

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See also: ödde and oððe

Danish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse oddi, derived from oddr.

Noun

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odde c (singular definite odden, plural indefinite odder)

  1. a headland, peninsula, cape
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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odde

  1. indefinite plural of od

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Norse oddi, from oddr; compare ord.

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Adjective

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odde (superlative oddist)

  1. odd (not divisible by two)
  2. additional, remaining (usually after being split equally)
  3. worthy, notable, daring, amazing
  4. powerful, gigantic, large, impressive
  5. (rare) different, dissimilar, odd

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: odd
  • Scots: odd, od, ode

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Adverb

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odde

  1. Exceptionally, really, outstandingly; to a great degree.
  2. (rare) Divided into non-even groups.
  3. (rare) Alone; without any others.

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Noun

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odde

  1. (rare) An odd number (a number that isn't divisible by two)
  2. (rare) Oddness (the quality of not being divisible by two)
  3. (rare) Amazingness; fame.

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse oddi.

Noun

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odde m (definite singular odden, indefinite plural odder, definite plural oddene)

  1. a headland, point

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse oddi.

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Noun

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odde m (definite singular odden, indefinite plural oddar, definite plural oddane)

  1. a headland, point
    Me såg skipet då det kom rundt odden.
    We saw the ship when it came round the headland.

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