bygg

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse bygg, from Proto-Germanic *bewwą.

Pronunciation

Noun

bygg n (genitive singular bygs, uncountable)

  1. barley (Hordeum)

Declension

n9s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative bygg byggið
Accusative bygg byggið
Dative byggi bygginum
Genitive bygs bygsins

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bygg.

Pronunciation

Noun

bygg n (genitive singular byggs, no plural)

  1. barley (Hordeum)

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

bygg

  1. imperative of byggja

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse bygg.

Pronunciation

Noun

bygg n (definite singular bygget, uncountable)
bygg m (definite singular byggen, uncountable)

  1. barley (Hordeum)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse byggja, via the verb bygge.

Pronunciation

Noun

bygg n (definite singular bygget, indefinite plural bygg, definite plural bygga or byggene)

  1. building
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Verb

bygg

  1. imperative of bygge

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

From Old Norse bygg.

Noun

bygg n (definite singular bygget, uncountable)
bygg m (definite singular byggen, uncountable)

  1. barley (Hordeum)

Etymology 2

From the verb bygge.

Noun

bygg n (definite singular bygget, indefinite plural bygg, definite plural bygga)

  1. building
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Verb

bygg

  1. imperative of byggja and bygga

References

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Norse *ᛒᛖᚷᚹᚨ (*begwa /⁠beggwa⁠/), from Proto-Germanic *bewwą. Cognate with Old English bēow, Old Saxon beo, Old Frisian be.

Noun

bygg n

  1. barley (Hordeum)

Derived terms

  • Byggvir (one of Freyr's servants)

Descendants

References

Swedish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bygg

  1. imperative of bygga

Etymology 2

Back-formation from bygg- och anläggningsprogrammet.

Noun

bygg n

  1. (school slang) Short for bygg- och anläggningsprogrammet.
    Jag går bygg.
    I study at the construction programme
    (literally, “I go construction.”)