jorde

jorde c

1. indefinite plural of jord

jorde (imperative jord, infinitive at jorde, present tense jorder, past tense jordede, perfect tense har jordet)

1. (of person) to put down, to flatten, to floor
2. to bury or inter (something or someone)
3. (electricity, slang) to earth (UK) or ground (US) (something)

• “jorde” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “jorde” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

• IPA^(key): /juːɽə/, /juːrə/
• Homophone: gjorde
• Rhymes: -uːɽə, -uːrə

A blending of jord and gjerde

jorde n (definite singular jordet, indefinite plural jorder, definite plural jorda or jordene)

1. (agriculture) a field

• åker

From Old Norse jarða (sense 1).

jorde (imperative jord, present tense jorder, passive jordes, simple past and past participle jorda or jordet, present participle jordende)

1. to bury (something)
2. (electricity) to earth (UK) or ground (US) (something)

• “jorde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• gjorde (alternative spelling)
• gjordi, gjone (dialectal)

• IPA^(key): /²juː.rə/, /²juː.ɽə/
• Homophone: gjorde

From eastern Middle Norwegian gjorde, from Old Norse gerði.

jorde n (definite singular jordet, indefinite plural jorde, definite plural jorda)

1. (agriculture) a field

   Synonyms: åker, gjerde

• Jordet

• Seljord, Selgjord
• Høyjord

From Old Norse jarða, with its vowel probably influenced by jord from Old Norse jǫrð.

• jorda (a infinitive)

jorde (present tense jordar, past tense jorda, past participle jorda, passive infinitive jordast, present participle jordande, imperative jorde/jord)

1. (transitive) to bury, inter
2. (transitive, electricity) to connect electrically to the earth; to earth (UK); to ground (US)

• jording f

• “jorde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.