Faroese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bygg, from Proto-Germanic *bewwą.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bygg n (genitive singular bygs, uncountable)

  1. barley (Hordeum)

Declension edit

n9s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative bygg byggið
Accusative bygg byggið
Dative byggi bygginum
Genitive bygs bygsins

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse bygg.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bygg n (genitive singular byggs, no plural)

  1. barley (Hordeum)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

bygg

  1. imperative of byggja

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse bygg.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bygg n (definite singular bygget, uncountable)
bygg m (definite singular byggen, uncountable)

  1. barley (Hordeum)

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse byggja, via the verb bygge.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

bygg n (definite singular bygget, indefinite plural bygg, definite plural bygga or byggene)

  1. building
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

bygg

  1. imperative of bygge

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
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Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse bygg.

Noun edit

bygg n (definite singular bygget, uncountable)
bygg m (definite singular byggen, uncountable)

  1. barley (Hordeum)

Etymology 2 edit

From the verb bygge.

Noun edit

bygg n (definite singular bygget, indefinite plural bygg, definite plural bygga)

  1. building
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

bygg

  1. imperative of byggja and bygga

References edit

Old Norse edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Norse *ᛒᛖᚷᚹᚨ (*begwa /⁠beggwa⁠/), from Proto-Germanic *bewwą. Cognate with Old English bēow, Old Saxon beo, Old Frisian be.

Noun edit

bygg n

  1. barley (Hordeum)

Derived terms edit

  • Byggvir (one of Freyr's servants)

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: bygg n
  • Faroese: bygg n
  • Norwegian: m
    Norwegian Bokmål: bygg
    Norwegian Nynorsk: bygg
  • Old Swedish: biug, biugh
  • Old Danish: biug n
  • Middle English: big, byg, byge

References edit

Swedish edit

Etymology 1 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

bygg

  1. imperative of bygga

Etymology 2 edit

Back-formation from bygg- och anläggningsprogrammet.

Noun edit

bygg n

  1. (school slang) Short for bygg- och anläggningsprogrammet.
    Jag går bygg.
    I study at the construction programme
    (literally, “I go construction.”)