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Eders
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eders
English
Proper noun
en proper noun form
en Eder
Anagrams
en deers DEERS Drees Edser Seder deers dere's deres drees redes reeds resed seder
Norwegian Bokmål
no Dis og dus
Etymology
A capitalized polite form of nb eders your; yours. The underlying possessive comes from nb da eders your; yours, with genitive -s added to the older possessive eder. The possessive continues nb gmq-oda iþær, corresponding to nb non yðvarr your; plural, ultimately from nb gem-pro *izweraz your; plural. Its further origin is uncertain. nb eder -s you genitive ending.eders
Compare the parallel formation sv Eders Your; honorific. The older possessive is cognate with sv eder (also sv er), is yðar, de euer, nl uw (also nl jouw), got 𐌹𐌶𐍅𐌰𐍂 your; plural and en your.
Pronunciation
nb /¹eːdərs/ [¹eːdəʂ]
nb eːdərs 2
nb eders
nb E ders
Determiner
nb determiner
nb archaic formal your; a polite possessive form corresponding to nb I and nb eder.
nb Jeg takker for Eders vennlighet. I thank you for your kindness.
nb 1862 1919–1920 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Sigurd Slembe Sigurds Hjemkomst act 1, scene 2 https://www.bokselskap.no/boker/sigurdslembe/sigurds-hjemkomst Magnus Barfod, der er Eders Fader, er ogsaa min. Magnus Barefoot, who is your father, is mine too.
nb archaic formal yours; used independently, with the possessed noun understood.
nb Dette sverdet er Eders. This sword is yours.
nb 1862 1919–1920 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Sigurd Slembe Sigurds Hjemkomst act 1, scene 1 https://www.bokselskap.no/boker/sigurdslembe/sigurds-hjemkomst Men saa veldannede Ben som Eders nedenfra og helt op til Hoften tror jeg, ingen anden Mand tør vise Magen til. But I believe no other man would dare show legs as well formed as yours, from the bottom right up to the hip.
nb archaic honorific Your; used before a title in respectful address.
nb Jeg står til tjeneste, Eders Nåde. I am at your service, Your Grace.
Eders Nåde — Your Grace.
Eders Eminense — Your Eminence.
nb 2002 Vera Henriksen Ildens sang 583 det [var] et barn som tiltalte meg som Eders Nåde – istedenfor det korrekte og ærbødigere Eders Eminense it [was] a child who addressed me as Your Grace—instead of the correct and more respectful Your Eminence
Usage notes
nb Eders belongs to the older polite paradigm with subject nb I and object nb eder. It is now archaic and occurs chiefly in historical or deliberately old-fashioned language, including honorific formulas.
nb Eders has the same form regardless of the gender or number of what is possessed: Eders sønn, Eders barn, Eders bøker. It can also stand independently, meaning “yours”.
The corresponding form in the nb De–nb Dem paradigm is nb Deres; in ordinary singular address, use nb din, nb di, nb ditt or nb dine.
Synonyms
nb Deres your; yours formal
See also
Pronoun
nb pronoun possessive pronouns
nb archaic formal yours; used independently, with the possessed noun understood.
nb Dette sverdet er Eders. This sword is yours.
nb 1862 1919–1920 Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Sigurd Slembe Sigurds Hjemkomst act 1, scene 1 https://www.bokselskap.no/boker/sigurdslembe/sigurds-hjemkomst Men saa veldannede Ben som Eders nedenfra og helt op til Hoften tror jeg, ingen anden Mand tør vise Magen til. But I believe no other man would dare show legs as well formed as yours, from the bottom right up to the hip.
Synonyms
nb Deres yours formal
References
eders
nb possessive determiners
Anagrams
nb deers Deres deres eders redes seder
Swedish
Alternative forms
sv Ers
sv ers
Pronoun
sv pronoun
Your (only in address, particularly to royalty)
sv sv Eders Majestät Eders Majestät Your Majesty
sv sv ers höghet Eders höghet Your Highness
Usage notes
More solemn compared to sv Ers.
References
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