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Danish
Etymology 1
Equivalent to alen (“ell”) + bue (“bow”). From Old Norse al(n)bogi, ǫl(n)bogi, from Proto-Germanic *alinabugô, cognate with Swedish armbåge, English elbow, German Ellbogen.
Pronunciation
Noun
albue c (singular definite albuen, plural indefinite albuer)
- elbow
Declension
Derived terms
Terms derived from “albue”
Etymology 2
From the noun.
Pronunciation
Verb
albue (past tense albuede, past participle albuet)
- elbow
Conjugation
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse albogi, alnbogi, ǫlbogi, ǫlnbogi, a compound of ǫln, alin (“ell”), from Proto-Indo-European *Heh₃l- (“elbow”) and bogi (“bow”).
Noun
albue m (definite singular albuen, indefinite plural albuer, definite plural albuene)
- an elbow
Derived terms
Verb
albue (imperative albu, present tense albuer, passive albues, simple past and past participle albua or albuet, present participle albuende)
- (reflexive) to elbow (e.g. use one's elbows to push one's way through a crowd)
See also
References
- “albue” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “albue_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “albue_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).