bjuda

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Maltese[edit]

Root
b-j-d
7 terms

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

bjuda f

  1. whiteness

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Swedish biūþa, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic *beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (to wake, rise up).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /²bjʉːda/, [²bjʉ̟ːd̪a]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -²ʉːda

Verb[edit]

bjuda (present bjuder, preterite bjöd, supine bjudit, imperative bjud)

  1. to offer, give as a gift
  2. to invite
    Blev du bjuden till deras bröllop?
    Were you invited to their wedding?
  3. to bid (e.g. within an auction or similar)
  4. (archaic) to utter a wish for the benefit of someone
    Jag bjuder er härmed en fortsatt god afton.
    I hereby wish you a continued pleasant evening.
  5. (archaic) to order, to command; to issue a decree

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