bógur

See also: böğür

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bógr, from Proto-Germanic *bōguz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpouːʏr/

  Rhymes: -ouːʏr

Noun

bógur m (genitive singular bógs, nominative plural bógar)

1. (animal) a shoulder of an animal, especially as meat
2. (nautical) prow, bow
3. side

Declension

declension of bógur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bógur	bógurinn	bógar	bógarnir
accusative	bóg	bóginn	bóga	bógana
dative	bógi / bóg	bóginum / bógnum	bógum	bógunum
genitive	bógs	bógsins	bóga	bóganna

Synonyms

• (bow): kinnungur
• (side): hlið

Derived terms

• á hinn bóginn
• á báða bóga
• suður á bóginn

See also

• öxl