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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From bok (“book”) + hylle (“shelf, ledge”).
Pronunciation
Noun
bokhylle f or m (definite singular bokhylla or bokhyllen, indefinite plural bokhyller, definite plural bokhyllene)
- bookcase, bookshelf (piece of furniture displaying books)
Flere bokhyller trengtes for alle bøkene hun eide.- Several bookcases were needed for all the books she owned.
Bokhyllen er den stige som fører til at blive overmandens lige. (Henrik Wergeland)- The bookcase is the ladder that leads to becoming your superior's match.
Usage notes
Note that the words overmandens (modern: overmannens) and lige (modern: like) are obsolete spellings from Danish no longer in use. The same is also true for the infinitive form at blive (modern: å bli).
Synonyms
References
- “bokhylle” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “bokhylle” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Compound word of bok, "book", and hylle, "shelf, ledge".
Noun
bokhylle f (definite singular bokhylla, indefinite plural bokhyller, definite plural bokhyllene)
- bookcase, bookshelf (piece of furniture displaying books)
Fleire bokhyller trengtest for alle bøkene ho åtte.- Several bookcases were needed for all the books she owned.
Synonyms
References
- “bokhylle” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “bokhylle” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.