bógr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōguz, whence also Old English bōg (English bough), Old High German buog.

Noun

bógr m (genitive bógar, dative bœgi, plural bœgir)

1. shoulder

Declension

  Declension of bógr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bógr	bógrinn	bœgir	bœgirnir
accusative	bóg	bóginn	bógu	bóguna
dative	bœgi	bœginum	bógum	bógunum
genitive	bógar	bógarins	bóga	bóganna

Descendants

• Danish: bov c
• Faroese: bógvur m
• Icelandic: bógur m

• Norwegian (nynorsk): bôg m
• Swedish: bog c (Old Swedish bogher)