Bodø

See also: bōdō, bōdo, bodo, Bodo, and Boďo

English

Etymology

See Norwegian Bokmål.

Proper noun

Bodø

  2. A town and port, the administrative centre of Bodø Municipality, Nordland County in the Northern Norway region, Norway.
  4. A municipality of Nordland County in the Northern Norway region, Norway.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse Boðin, from boði (“breaker on reefs”) +‎ vin (“meadow”).

Proper noun

Bodø

  1. Bodø (a town and port, the administrative centre of Bodø Municipality, Nordland County in the Northern Norway region, Norway)
  2. Bodø (a municipality of Nordland County in the Northern Norway region, Norway)

Further reading

  • “boði” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Danicised form; from Old Norse Boðin, Bǫðin. Last part from vin (“meadow”). First part from boði (“breaker, hidden rocks underwater”), or *bað with w-mutation from vin (< *winjō).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²buːdøː/

Proper noun

Bodø

  1. Bodø (a town and port, the administrative centre of Bodø Municipality, Nordland County in the Northern Norway region, Norway)
  2. Bodø (a municipality of Nordland County in the Northern Norway region, Norway)
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