bófi

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bófi (“boy”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *bō- (“close [male] relation”). Cognate with Dutch boef (“mischievous boy, rascal; also thief”), Middle Low German bōve, German Bube (“boy, rascal, knave, rogue”), dialectal Swedish babbe (“little boy”) and English bub.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpouːvɪ/

  Rhymes: -ouːvɪ

Noun

bófi m (genitive singular bófa, nominative plural bófar)

1. crook, bandit

Declension

Declension of bófi (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bófi	bófinn	bófar	bófarnir
accusative	bófa	bófann	bófa	bófana
dative	bófa	bófanum	bófum	bófunum
genitive	bófa	bófans	bófa	bófanna