vide

Pronunciation: /viːðə/

“vide” is a Danish word. Its 3 meanings in English:

verb

to know (be certain or sure about (something))
to widen

noun

penalty, punishment

Etymology

From Old Danish witæ, from Old Norse vita (“to know”), from Proto-Germanic *witaną, cognate with Swedish veta, German wissen. The Germanic verb goes back to Proto-Indo-European *wóyde, originally a perfect form of *weyd- (“see”).

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More Danish words

vicevært
vid
Vidar
vidde
vide hvordan kagen skal skæres
videbegær
videbegærlig
videbegærlighed

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