byge
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Alternative forms edit
- bøye (Nynorsk also)
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch or Dutch bui.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
byge f or m (definite singular byga or bygen, indefinite plural byger, definite plural bygene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “byge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *bugī, from Proto-Germanic *bugiz. Cognate with Old High German *bugi (attested in the compound umbibugi) and Old Norse bugr → Icelandic bugur.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
byġe m
Declension edit
Declension of byge (strong i-stem)