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bygd

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish bygd, Old Norse byggð, a derivation from Old Norse byggva, byggja (to build, dwell) (cf. Danish bygge). In modern Danish, the noun has been reintroduced from Norwegian.

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Noun

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bygd

  1. small, remote collection of houses, especially on Greenland or the Faroe Islands; a settlement

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Faroese

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Bøur er gomul bygd, nevnd í Hundabrævinum frá um 1350 - Bøur is an old village, named in the "Dog Letter" of c. 1350.

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

Noun

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bygd f (genitive singular bygdar, plural bygdir)

  1. village, hamlet
Usage notes
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There's no distinction between a village and a hamlet in Faroese.

Declension
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f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bygd bygdin bygdir bygdirnar
accusative bygd bygdina bygdir bygdirnar
dative bygd bygdini bygdum bygdunum
genitive bygdar bygdarinnar bygda bygdanna
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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bygd

  1. feminine nominative singular past participle of byggja
  2. neuter nominative plural past participle of byggja
  3. neuter accusative plural past participle of byggja

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bʏɡd/, [bʏʷɡd̪]

Noun

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bygd f or m (definite singular bygda or bygden, indefinite plural bygder, definite plural bygdene)

  1. country district or settlement (which forms a topographical and usually administrative unit (parish, township))
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Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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bygd

  1. past participle of bygge

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

Noun

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bygd f (plural bygder)

  1. country district or settlement (as above)
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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bygd

  1. masculine and feminine past participle of byggja
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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish byghþ, from Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

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Noun

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bygd c

  1. a rural region (forming a unit in some sense), a district
    Synonym: (historical) -bo
    1. a village

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