olboge

Norwegian Nynorsk

olboge

Alternative forms

• ålbåggå (dialectal, Trøndelag dialect)

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫlbogi, ǫlnbogi, a compound of alin (“forearm”) and bogi (“arc, bow”). Compare Danish albue, Faroese albogi, Icelandic olnbogi and Norwegian Bokmål albue. Compare also Swedish armbåge and dialectal Norwegian hainnbåggå.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɔlˌboːɡə/

Noun

olboge m (definite singular olbogen, indefinite plural olbogar, definite plural olbogane)

1. an elbow

References

“olboge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.