føje

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈfʌjə]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German vōgen, from Proto-Germanic *fōgijaną, cognate with English fay, German fügen.

Verb

føje

  1. to join
  2. to add
  3. (reflexive) to submit, to comply
Inflection
Inflection of føje
present past
simple føjer føjede
perfect har føjet havde føjet
passive føjes føjedes
participle føjende føjet
imperative føj —
infinitive føje —
auxiliary verb have —
gerund føjen —

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German vōge (“adjustment”), derived from the verb. Compare German Fug

Noun

føje c (uninflected)

  1. (formal) good reason

Etymology 3

From Middle Low German vōge (“suitable, moderate”), derived from the verb.

Adjective

føje (uninflected)

  1. little, few
Usage notes
  • In modern Danish only in the expressions om føje tid, om føje år.
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