bøya

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• bøyen

Noun

bøya m or f

1. definite feminine singular of bøye (Etymology 2)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse beygja.

Alternative forms

• bøye

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²bœʏɑ/

Verb

bøya (present tense bøyer, past tense bøygde, past participle bøygd or bøygt, present participle bøyande, imperative bøy)

1. to bend
2. (grammar) to inflect (to conjugate a verb, to decline a noun)

Alternative forms

• bøyen

Noun

bøya f or m

1. definite feminine singular of bøye

References

• “bøya” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.