bomvei

Norwegian Bokmål

FWOTD – 13 June 2021

Toll station at the entrance to the toll ring in Oslo.

Alternative forms

• bomveg

Etymology

bom +‎ vei, first part from either Middle Low German bōm, from Old Saxon bōm or from Dutch boom (“tree, beam, mast, boom”), from Middle Dutch bôom (“tree, beam, pole, boom barrier”), from Old Dutch bōm (“tree”), from Proto-West Germanic *baum (“tree, beam”), from Proto-Germanic *baumaz, *bagmaz (“tree, beam, balk”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to grow, swell”). Last part from Danish vej, from Old Norse vegr (“way, road”), from Proto-Germanic *wegaz (“way, path”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to bring, transport”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbum.ˌvei̯/, [ˈbʊɱ.ˌʋæɪ̯]

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• Hyphenation: bom‧vei

Noun

bomvei m (definite singular bomveien, indefinite plural bomveier, definite plural bomveiene)

1. a toll road or turnpike (a road for the use of which a toll must be paid)
   • 2000, Ketil Bjørnstad, Ludvig Hassels tusenårsskifte, page 268:

     hun visste om en bomvei hun kunne komme inn på

     she knew of a toll road she could get on

2. a road that is closed with a barrier

Related terms

• bomfri (“toll free”)
• bompenger (“toll fee”)
• bomring (“toll ring”)
• bomvakt (“toll guard”)

References

• “bomvei” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “bomvei” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Anagrams

• veibom