døyda

From Old Norse deyða.

• IPA^(key): /dœʏa/

døyda (present tense døyder, past tense døydde, past participle døydd/døydt, passive infinitive døydast, present participle døydande, imperative døyd)

1. to kill, to suppress

   Eg døydde lystene mine.

   I suppressed (“killed”) my desires.

2. to clean / dry clean (clothes) to get rid of vermin
3. to soften (fabric) using steam or hot water

   Slik døyder du garn.

   This is how you soften yarn.

4. to roast partially

   Døyda poteter

   Partially roast potatoes

• “døyda” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• “døyda” in Grunnmanuskriptet