bógr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōguz, whence also Old English bōg, Old High German buog. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús.

Noun

bógr m (genitive bógar, dative bœgi, nominative plural bœgir, accusative plural bógu)

  1. shoulder

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bógur
  • Faroese: bógvur
  • Norwegian: bog (Bokmål), bog (Nynorsk)
  • Old Swedish: bōgher
  • Danish: bov