bøje
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɔjə/, [ˈb̥ʌɪ]
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German boie, Middle Dutch boeye, from Old French buie (“fetter, chain”) (French bouée). This word is probably borrowed from Frankish *baukn, cognate with English beacon and Old Frisian bāken. Doublet of bavn and båke).
Noun
bøje c (singular definite bøjen, plural indefinite bøjer)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bøje | bøjen | bøjer | bøjerne |
| genitive | bøjes | bøjens | bøjers | bøjernes |
Descendants
- Faroese: boya f
Etymology 2
From Old Norse beygja (“to bend”), from Proto-Germanic *baugijaną, cognate with German beugen. A causative of *beuganą, *būganą.
Verb
bøje (imperative bøj, infinitive at bøje, present tense bøjer, past tense bøjede, perfect tense har bøjet)
- (transitive and intransitive) to bend
- (grammar) to inflect
- (reflexive) to bow
- Bøj dig for kongen!
- Bow before the king!
- Jeg bøjer mig for din erfaring.
- I bow to your experience.