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NORWEGIAN SOUNDS.
| Without d. | With d. |
| dö(d) dead; (colloquialiy may be used the genuine Norwegian form dau in the meaning of sluggish). | Död death; död og magteslös null and void; d is always pronounced when the adjective is used as a noun: en död a dead man, staa op fra de döde to rise from the dead. |
| Flo(d) high tide. | Flod river. |
| gla(d) joyous. | et glad Budskab glad tidings, en glad Aften a merry night. |
| go(d) good. | den gode the good man, et Gode a blessing. |
| Raa(d) means, expedient: der er ingen Raa(d) med ham there is no outcome with him, det er ikke Raa(d) it is not possible, jeg har ikke Raa(d) I cannot afford, raa(d)lös without an expedient. | Raad advice, en Statsraad (king's) minister, Kongens Raad the king's council, raadföre sig med en to seek somebody's advice. |
| rö(d) red, en rö(d) Nœse a red nose. | han er röd he is red (i. e. radical in politics), de röde Hunde the red dogs (i. e. roseola). |
| stri(d), adj. headstrong. | Strid, subst. strife. |
| Ti(d) time, in go(d) Ti(d) plenty of time, alti(d) always. | Tid time, usual form. |
| vi(d) wide, en vi(d) Frakke a wide coat. | en vid Horisont a wide horizon (i. e. scope of ideas), uden videre without further ado. |
109. d is always pronounced in Bad bath, Bod booth, Bryderi trouble, Daad deed, Ed oath, Fraade foam, Fred peace, Gröde crop, Gud God, Had hate, Hœder honor’ led loathsome, Lyd sound, Naade grace, Odel allodial ownership; as a rule in Bud message, always when this word indicates messenger.
d also as a rule is pronounced in derivatives; Ex. : fredelig peaceful, Glœde joy, raadelig advisable.
