boge

See also: Boge, bôge, bøge, böge, and боге

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

boge

1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of buigen
2. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of bogen

Anagrams

• boeg

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch bogo, from Proto-Germanic *bugô.

Noun

bōge m

1. bow (weapon)
2. arch

Inflection

Weak masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	bōge	bōgen
accusative	bōge	bōgen
genitive	bōgen	bōgen
dative	bōge	bōgen

Descendants

• Dutch: boog
• Limburgish: baog

Further reading

• “boghe (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “boge”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Norwegian Nynorsk boge, from Old Norse bogi.

Noun

boge m (definite singular bogen, indefinite plural boger, definite plural bogene)

1. (rare) alternative form of bue

References

• “boge” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• bågå, båggå (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse bogi, from Proto-Germanic *bugô.

Noun

boge m (definite singular bogen, indefinite plural bogar, definite plural bogane)

1. arc
2. arch
3. bow

   Han tok opp bogen og skaut ei pil.

   He picked up the bow and fired an arrow.

4. fiddle bow, fiddlestick

Derived terms

• bogeskyttar

References

• “boge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboː.ɡe/, [ˈboː.ɣe]

Noun

bōge

1. dative singular of bōg