bølge
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse bylgja, from Proto-Germanic *bulgijō, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk bølgje, Swedish bölja, English billow. The word goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (also in Danish bælg).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bølge c (singular definite bølgen, plural indefinite bølger)
- wave (undulation in water or energy)
Declension edit
Declension of bølge
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
bølge (past tense bølgede, past participle bølget)
- (intransitive) to wave (to move with waves)
- (transitive) to wave (to make waves in hair)
Conjugation edit
Inflection of bølge
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “bølge,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “bølge,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Danish bølge. Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk bølge and Norwegian Nynorsk bylgje.
Noun edit
bølge f or m (definite singular bølga or bølgen, indefinite plural bølger, definite plural bølgene)
- a wave (undulation)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “bølge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
bølge f (definite singular bølga, indefinite plural bølger, definite plural bølgene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “bølge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.