bøye

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See also: Boye and boye

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

From Old French boye and Middle Low German boye.

Noun

bøye m (definite singular bøyen, indefinite plural bøyer, definite plural bøyene)

  1. a buoy
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Etymology 2

From Dutch or Middle Dutch bui.

Alternative forms

Noun

bøye f or m (definite singular bøya or bøyen, indefinite plural bøyer, definite plural bøyene)

  1. a gust of wind (squall)
  2. a shower (of rain, hail or snow)

Etymology 3

From Old Norse beygja.

Verb

bøye (imperative bøy, present tense bøyer, simple past bøyet or bøyde, past participle bøyet or bøyd, present participle bøyende)

  1. to bend (cause something to change its shape, change one's shape)
  2. to bow
  3. to diffract
  4. to conjugate / inflect
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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

From Old French boye and Middle Low German boye.

Noun

bøye f or m (definite singular bøyen or bøya, indefinite plural bøyar or bøyer, definite plural bøyane or bøyene)

  1. (nautical) a buoy
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse beygja, from Proto-Germanic *baugijaną.

Verb

bøye (present tense bøyer, past tense bøygde, supine bøygd or bøygt, past participle bøygd, present participle bøyande, imperative bøy)

  1. alternative form of bøya
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Etymology 3

From Dutch bui.

Noun

bøye f (definite singular bøya, indefinite plural bøyer, definite plural bøyene)

  1. alternative form of bye

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