bógr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōguz, whence also Old English bōg, Old High German buog. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús.

Noun

bógr m (genitive bógar, dative bœgi, nominative plural bœgir, accusative plural bógu)

  1. shoulder

Declension

Declension of bógr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bógr bógrinn bǿgir bǿgirnir
accusative bóg bóginn bógu bóguna
dative bǿgi bǿginum bógum bógunum
genitive bógar bógarins bóga bóganna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bógur
  • Faroese: bógvur
  • Norwegian: bog (Bokmål), bog (Nynorsk)
  • Old Swedish: bōgher
  • Danish: bov