byge

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch or Dutch bui.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /byːə/

Noun

byge c (singular definite bygen, plural indefinite byger)

  1. a shower (of rain, hail or snow)

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

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

References

Old English

Alternative forms

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
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