bytte

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bytə/, [ˈb̥yd̥ə]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German bǖte, of uncertain ultimate origin; possibly a Celtic borrowing, from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“victory, booty, spoils”). If so, related to the name of Boudica, a British Celtic queen.

This source is comparable to German Beute, late Old Norse býti, and Swedish byte; also French butin (hence English booty).

Noun

bytte n (singular definite byttet, not used in plural form)

1. loot, plunder, booty, spoils
2. prey
3. exchange, swap, swop

Declension

Declension of bytte

neuter gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	bytte	byttet
genitive	byttes	byttets

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German bǖten, a verb derived from the former noun. Perhaps partially from Proto-Germanic *biūtijaną, a compound of *bi- and *ūtijaną (cf. Old Norse ýta, Danish yde).

Verb

bytte (past tense byttede, past participle byttet)

1. to exchange
2. to swap, swop
3. to change
4. to trade
5. to barter

Conjugation

Inflection of bytte

	present	past
simple	bytter	byttede
perfect	har byttet	havde byttet
passive	byttes	byttedes
participle	byttende	byttet
imperative	byt	—
infinitive	bytte	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	bytten	—

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse býti and Middle Low German bute.

Noun

bytte n (definite singular byttet, indefinite plural bytter, definite plural bytta or byttene)

1. change, exchange, swap
2. booty, loot, spoils
3. prey

Derived terms

• byttedyr
• byttehandel
• krigsbytte
• utbytte

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: bytte

Etymology 2

From Old Norse býta and Middle Low German buten.

Verb

bytte (imperative bytt, present tense bytter, passive byttes, simple past and past participle bytta or byttet, present participle byttende)

1. to change, exchange, swap, to transplant

References

• “bytte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse býti and Middle Low German bute, via Norwegian Bokmål.

Noun

bytte n (definite singular byttet, indefinite plural bytte, definite plural bytta)

1. booty, loot, spoils
2. prey

Derived terms

• byttedyr
• krigsbytte
• utbytte

References

• “bytte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Adjective

bytte

1. definite natural masculine singular of bytt

Verb

bytte

1. past indicative of byta

See also

• bytta

Anagrams

• bytet