byge

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• bøye (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch or Dutch bui.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbyːɡe/

Noun

byge f or m (definite singular byga or bygen, indefinite plural byger, definite plural bygene)

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

Derived terms

• regnbyge
• snøbyge

References

• “byge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Old English

Alternative forms

• biġe

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bugī, from Proto-Germanic *bugiz. Cognate with Old High German *bugi (attested in the compound umbibugi) and Old Norse bugr → Icelandic bugur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈby.je/

Noun

byġe m

1. curve, bend
2. strait

Declension

Declension of byge (strong i-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	byġe	byġas
accusative	byġe	byġas
genitive	byġes	byġa
dative	byġe	byġum

Related terms

• bēag
• bīeġan
• bīeġels
• bōg
• boga
• būgan
• byht
• ġebīeġednes