bør
Danish[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle Low German bore. It is derived from the verb German Low German bören (“to lift”), from Proto-Germanic *burjaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bør c (singular definite børen, plural indefinite børe)
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse byrr, Proto-Germanic *buriz (“favorable wind”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bør c (singular definite børen, not used in plural form)
Declension[edit]
common gender |
Singular | |
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indefinite | definite | |
nominative | bør | børen |
genitive | børs | børens |
Derived terms[edit]
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Etymology 3[edit]
From Old Norse burðr m (“bearing, birth”), byrð f (“ancestry”), from Proto-Germanic *burdiz ~ *burþiz, cognate with Norwegian foster m, burar (“uterus”), Swedish börd, English birth, German Geburt. Doublet of byrd.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bør c (singular definite børen, plural indefinite børe)
Declension[edit]
References[edit]
Etymology 4[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
bør
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Verb[edit]
bør
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Norse byrðr, from Proto-Germanic *burþiz. Akin to English burden. Doublet of byrd and byrde, with which it was considered an alternative form until 2012.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bør f (definite singular børa, indefinite plural bører, definite plural børene)
- burden (that which is carried, also figuratively)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Norse byrr, from Proto-Germanic *buriz.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
bør m (definite singular børen, indefinite plural børar, definite plural børane)
- sailing wind
- Me hadde god bør ut av hamna.
- We had good sailing wind out of the harbour.
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
bør n (definite singular børet, uncountable)
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
bør
Further reading[edit]
- “bør” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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