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Cimbrian
Contraction
bomme
- (Mezzaselva) Alternative form of vomme
Danish
Noun
bomme c
- indefinite plural of bom
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From bom (a shot that fails to hit the target), from bomme (to shoot, to boom, hurtle, roar), from bom!, interjection cognate to English boom!.
Verb
bomme (imperative bom, present tense bommer, passive bommes, simple past and past participle bomma or bommet, present participle bommende)
- to miss the target
Kula bommet på målskiva- The bullet missed the aim
- to guess or answer incorrectly
De bommet på seks av ti spørsmål- They failed on six out of ten questions
Etymology 2
From English bum.
Verb
bomme (imperative bom, present tense bommer, passive bommes, simple past and past participle bomma or bommet, present participle bommende)
- (slang) to ask for, beg for, borrow, get (something)
Kan jeg bomme en sigg?- Can I have a cig?
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