bjúga

Icelandic

Etymology

Identical to Old Norse bjúga (“to bend”), from Proto-Germanic *beuganą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjuːa/

  Rhymes: -uːa

Noun

bjúga n (genitive singular bjúga, nominative plural bjúgu)

1. sausage (usually refers to a thick type of Icelandic sausage, made from lamb and/or horsemeat, sometimes mixed with pork)

Synonyms

• pylsa (a more general term, also used for hot dogs)

Derived terms

• Bjúgnakrækir
• hrossabjúga
• kindabjúga
• sæbjúga