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

m-w1	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