bytte

• IPA^(key): /bytə/, [ˈb̥yd̥ə]

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).

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

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

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).

bytte (past tense byttede, past participle byttet)

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

From Old Norse býti and Middle Low German bute.

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

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

• byttedyr
• byttehandel
• krigsbytte
• utbytte

• Norwegian Nynorsk: bytte

From Old Norse býta and Middle Low German buten.

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

• “bytte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

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

1. booty, loot, spoils
2. prey

• byttedyr
• krigsbytte
• utbytte

• “bytte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

bytte

1. absolute definite natural masculine singular of bytt.

bytte

1. past tense of byta.

• bytta

• bytet