odde

See also: ödde and oððe

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

odde

Wikipedia ^da

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔðə/, [ˈʌðð̩]
• Homophone: øjet

Etymology 1

From Old Danish oddæ, from Old Norse oddi, derived from oddr.

Noun

odde c (singular definite odden, plural indefinite odder)

1. a headland, peninsula, cape

Declension

Declension of odde

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	odde	odden	odder	odderne
genitive	oddes	oddens	odders	oddernes

References

• “odde” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

odde

1. indefinite plural of od

Middle English

Alternative forms

• od, odd, ode

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔd(ə)/

Adjective

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

• oddely
• oddenesse

Descendants

• English: odd
• Scots: odd, od, ode

References

• “odde, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 May 2018.

Adverb

odde

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

Descendants

• Scots: odd, od, ode

References

• “odde, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 May 2018.

Noun

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.

Descendants

• English: odd
• Scots: odd, od, ode

References

• “odde, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 May 2018.

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

odde

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Old Norse oddi.

Noun

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

1. a headland, point

References

• “odde” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse oddi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɔdːə/

Noun

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.

References

• “odde” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.