bygd

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish bygd, Old Norse byggð, a derivation from Old Norse byggva, byggja (“to build, dwell”) (cf. Danish bygge). In modern Danish, the noun has been reintroduced from Norwegian.

Pronunciation

Noun

bygd

  1. small, remote collection of houses, especially on Greenland or the Faroe Islands; a settlement

Declension

Declension of bygd
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bygd bygden bygder bygderne
genitive bygds bygdens bygders bygdernes

See also

Faroese

Bøur er gomul bygd, nevnd í Hundabrævinum frá um 1350 - Bøur is an old village, named in the "Dog Letter" of c. 1350.

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

Noun

bygd f (genitive singular bygdar, plural bygdir)

  1. village, hamlet
Usage notes

There's no distinction between a village and a hamlet in Faroese.

Declension
Declension of bygd
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bygd bygdin bygdir bygdirnar
accusative bygd bygdina bygdir bygdirnar
dative bygd bygdini bygdum bygdunum
genitive bygdar bygdarinnar bygda bygdanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

bygd

  1. feminine nominative singular past participle of byggja
  2. neuter nominative plural past participle of byggja
  3. neuter accusative plural past participle of byggja

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

Pronunciation

Noun

bygd f or m (definite singular bygda or bygden, indefinite plural bygder, definite plural bygdene)

  1. country district or settlement (which forms a topographical and usually administrative unit (parish, township))
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Verb

bygd

  1. past participle of bygge

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

Noun

bygd f (plural bygder)

  1. country district or settlement (as above)
Declension
  Declension of bygd (ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative bygd bygda bygder bygdene
compound-genitive bygde- ― bygde- ―
  Landsmål declension of bygd (ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative bygd bygdi bygder bygderna
dative ― bygdenne ― bygdom
compound-genitive bygdar- ― bygde- ―
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

bygd

  1. masculine and feminine past participle of byggja
Derived terms

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish byghþ, from Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

Pronunciation

Noun

bygd c

  1. a rural region (forming a unit in some sense), a district
    Synonym: (historical) -bo
    1. a village

Declension

Declension of bygd
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bygd bygds
definite bygden bygdens
plural indefinite bygder bygders
definite bygderna bygdernas

See also

References

Wikious
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