sendebud

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish sændæbuth, from Old Norse sendiboð.

Noun

sendebud n (singular definite sendebuddet, plural indefinite sendebud)

1. a messenger, emissary, envoy

Declension

Declension of sendebud

neuter gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sendebud	sendebuddet	sendebud	sendebuddene
genitive	sendebuds	sendebuddets	sendebuds	sendebuddenes

Synonyms

• budbringer

See also

• kurer

References

• “sendebud” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “sendebud” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse sendiboð (“message; messenger”). By surface analysis, sende (“to send”) +‎ bud (“message; messenger”).

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk sendebod, Danish sendebud, Swedish sändebud and Faroese sendiboð (“message; messenger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛnː.əˌbʉːd/
• Rhymes: -ʉːd
• Hyphenation: sen‧de‧bud

Noun

sendebud n (definite singular sendebudet, indefinite plural sendebud, definite plural sendebuda or sendebudene)

1. (obsolete) a message, communication
2. (chiefly historical) a messenger, emissary or envoy sent to convey a message or negotiate on another's behalf

   Synonyms: budbringer, utsending

   gå sendebud — to act as a messenger or negotiator

   • 1883, Henrik Ibsen, Gildet på Solhaug, page 91:

     kongens sendebud

     the king's messenger

   • 1873, Henrik Ibsen, Kejser og Galilæer, page 256:

     sendebud fra fyrster i det fierne Indien

     envoys from princes in faraway India

   • 1972, Jens Bjørneboe, Hertug Hans, page 30:

     han lot de hollandske sendebud radbrekke og flette på hjul ved inngangen til leiren

     he had the Dutch envoys broken on the wheel and woven onto wheels at the entrance to the camp

   • 1985, Sissel Lange-Nielsen, Våren, page 39:

     gudenes sendebud Merkur løp på lette føtter gjennom mange land

     Mercury, the messenger of the gods, ran lightly through many lands

   • 1990, Jan Wiese, Kvinnen som kledte seg naken for sin elskede, page 88:

     den unge piken trodde at den fremmede var Guds sendebud

     the young girl believed that the stranger was God's messenger

   • 1987, Terje Stigen, Katedralen:

     den usynlige Engel …, han som hadde gått sendebud mellom oss de første dagene i Katedralen

     the invisible Angel …, who had acted as a messenger between us during the first days in the Cathedral

3. (poetic, figuratively) a harbinger, omen or sign of something to come
   • 1845, Henrik Wergeland, Til Foraaret:

     Vidn, Svale, at jeg gjorde Gjæstebud for dig som for et hjemkommet fortabt Barn, fordi du var Foraarets Sendebud.

     Bear witness, swallow, that I held a feast for you like a prodigal child returned home, because you were spring's harbinger.

   • 1843, Johan Sebastian Welhaven, Ved Kong Carl Johans Regjeringsjubilæum, II. Kirkefest:

     og hilse Lysets Sendebud blandt Skyerne, der vige!

     and greet the messengers of light among the retreating clouds!

References

• “sendebud” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “sendebud” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).