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
- fortøyningsbøye
- livbøye
- lysbøye
Etymology 2
From Dutch or Middle Dutch bui.
Alternative forms
- byge
Noun
bøye f, m (definite singular bøya or bøyen, indefinite plural bøyer, definite plural bøyene)
- a gust of wind (squall)
- a shower (of rain, hail or snow)
Etymology 3
From Old Norse beygja
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
- bøyelig
- bøyning, bøying
References
- “bøye” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old French boye and Middle Low German boye
Noun
bøye f (definite singular bøya, indefinite plural bøyer, definite plural bøyene)
bøye m (definite singular bøyen, indefinite plural bøyar, definite plural bøyane)
- (nautical) a buoy
Derived terms
- livbøye
- lysbøye
Verb
bøye (present tense bøyer, past tense bøygde, past participle bøygd or bøygt, present participle bøyande, imperative bøy)
- Alternative form of bøya
Derived terms
- bøying
References
- “bøye” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.