nød

From Old Norse hnot (“nut”), from Proto-Germanic *hnuts, from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.

• IPA^(key): /nød/, [nøðˀ]

nød c (singular definite nødden, plural indefinite nødder)

1. (food, broadly) nut (a fruit consisting of a hard, dry, lipid-rich seed usually contained within a hard shell)
   1. nut (the edible seed of such a fruit)
   2. wood of the walnut tree

      Synonym: nøddetræ

      møbler i nøddetræ ― walnut furniture

2. (botany, strictly) a true nut
3. (informal) head

   Synonyms: hoved, bær, knop

4. a dumb or stupid person, an idiot

   Synonym: idiot

5. (slang, plural only) breasts — see entry nødder

From Old Norse nauð, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.

• IPA^(key): /nøːd/, [nøðˀ]

nød c (singular definite nøden, not used in plural form)

1. distress
2. need, necessity

See nyde.

• IPA^(key): /nøːd/, [nøðˀ]

nød

1. past of nyde

• “nød” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “nød,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Danish nød, from Old Norse nauð, nauðr, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.

nød f or m (definite singular nøda or nøden, indefinite plural nøder, definite plural nødene)

1. need, necessity
2. want, poverty
3. distress, in danger

   De er i nød ute på havet!

   They are in distress at sea!

• “nød” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• naud

From Old Norse nauð, nauðr, from Proto-Germanic *naudiz, *nauþiz.

nød f (definite singular nøda, indefinite plural nøder, definite plural nødene)

1. need, necessity
2. want, poverty
3. distress, in danger

   Dei er i nød ute på havet!

   They are in distress at sea!

• “nød” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.