bøye
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old French boye and Middle Low German boye.
Noun
bøye m (definite singular bøyen, indefinite plural bøyer, definite plural bøyene)
- a buoy
Derived terms
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)
Etymology 3
Verb
bøye (imperative bøy, present tense bøyer, simple past bøyet or bøyde, past participle bøyet or bøyd, present participle bøyende)
- to bend (cause something to change its shape, change one's shape)
- to bow
- to diffract
- to conjugate / inflect
Derived terms
References
- “bøye” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
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)
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)
- alternative form of bøya
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Noun
bøye f (definite singular bøya, indefinite plural bøyer, definite plural bøyene)
- alternative form of bye
References
- “bøye” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.