byg
Danish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse bygg n (“barley”), from Proto-Germanic *bewwą.
Noun edit
byg c (singular definite byggen, not used in plural form)
- barley (cereal of the genus Hordeum (especially Hordeum vulgare), or its grains)
Declension edit
Declension of byg
common gender |
Singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | byg | byggen |
genitive | bygs | byggens |
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
byg
- imperative of bygge