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Webster 1913 Edition
Ode
Ode
(ōd)
, Noun.
[F., fr. L.
ode
, oda
, Gr. ὠ,δή
a song, especially a lyric song, contr. fr. ἀοιδή
, fr. ἀείδειν
to sing; cf. Skr. vad
to speak, sing. Cf. Comedy
, Melody
, Monody
.] A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; esp., now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.
Hangs
odes
upon hawthorns and elegies on brambles. Shakespeare
O! run; prevent them with thy humble
And lay it lowly at his blessed feet.
ode
,And lay it lowly at his blessed feet.
Milton.
Ode factor
, one who makes, or who traffics in, odes; – used contemptuously.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ode
ODE
,Noun.
Pindar has left Olympic odes, Pythian odes, Nemean odes, and Isthmian odes.
The ode consists of unequal verses in stanzas or strophes.
Definition 2024
öde
öde
See also: -öde and Appendix:Variations of "ode"
German
Alternative forms
- öd (in Austria, southern Germany, sometimes central Germany)
Adjective
öde (comparative öder, superlative am ödesten)
Synonyms
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Swedish
Pronunciation
Adjective
öde
- empty, void of people; uninhabited, desolate, deserted.
See also
- ödehus
- ödelagd
- ödslig
Noun
öde n
Declension
| Inflection of öde | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | öde | ödet | öden | ödena |
| Genitive | ödes | ödets | ödens | ödenas |
Synonyms
Related terms
- ödesdiger
- ödesgudinna