Danish Dano Norwegian Gramma

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1894 edition. Excerpt: ... Foreign words ending in-iv, -ment, -om, -um are neuter; et Komplement (bat en Kompliment); et Ultimatum, et Arkiv, et Axiom. 160. Compound words have the gender of the last component part: en Bordplade a table slab, et Hesteben a horse's leg. Exceptions: En Odeland a spendthrift, en Oraasijoeg a greybeard, et Folkefaird a race, et Gjenfard a ghost, et Vidnesbyrd a testimony, dette Perlemo(de)r this mother-of-pearl, Braendevinet the brandy, Forskjellen the difference (but Oraendseslcjellet the border line). 161. Some words imply a different meaning according as they are used in common gender or neuter. In other cases originally different words have the same sound, but disagree in gender. common gender Arken the ark. en Bid (Norw. Bit, Bete) a bit, piece. en Bo (in compounds Nabo etc. a neighbor). en Brug a custom. en Buk a he-goat. Felten the campaign. en Fro a frog. en Fyr a fellow, chap. en Folge a consequence. Lejen the rent. en Lem a trap. en Lod share, lot. en Nogle a key. en Raad (in compounds: Stats-raad, etc.) a councillor. neuter et Ark a sheet (of paper). et Bid (dd) a bite. et Bo an estate. et Brug (Norw.) establishment, concern. et Buk a bow. Feltet the field, sphere. et Fro a seed. et Fyr a light-house. et Fblge a retinue. Lejet the couch. et Lem a member. et Lod a weight. et Nogle (D.) a ball (of yarn) et Raad a council, advice. common gender Rimen the hoar frost. Risen the rice. en Segl (D.) a sickle. en Skrift a (hand) writing. en Spand (D., et Spand N.) a pail. en Stift a tack. en Som a seam. en Ting a thing. en Tryk a print. en Traek a draught (of air). Vaaren the spring. en Vaerge a guardian. en Vaev a tissue. Vaelde power (i al sin Vaelde in all his might). en JSsel (D., et JE. N.) an

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