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Norwegian Bokmål
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle Dutch or Dutch bui.
Pronunciation
Noun
byge f or m (definite singular byga or bygen, indefinite plural byger, definite plural bygene)
- a gust of wind, squall
- a shower (of rain, hail or snow)
Derived terms
References
- “byge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bugiz. Cognate with Old High German *bugi (attested in the compound umbibugi) and Old Norse bugr → Icelandic bugur.
Pronunciation
Noun
byġe m
- curve, bend
- strait
Declension
Declension of byge (strong i-stem)
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