bógr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bōguz, whence also Old English bōg, Old High German buog. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵʰús.

Noun

bógr m (genitive bógar, dative bœgi, nominative plural bœgir, accusative plural bógu)

1. shoulder

Declension

Declension of bógr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bógr	bógrinn	bǿgir	bǿgirnir
accusative	bóg	bóginn	bógu	bóguna
dative	bǿgi	bǿginum	bógum	bógunum
genitive	bógar	bógarins	bóga	bóganna

Descendants

• Icelandic: bógur
• Faroese: bógvur
• Norwegian: bog (Bokmål), bog (Nynorsk)
• Old Swedish: bōgher
  • Swedish: bog
• Danish: bov