Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse bygg, from Proto-Germanic *bewwą.

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Noun

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bygg n (genitive singular bygs, uncountable)

  1. barley (Hordeum)

Declension

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n9s Singular
Indefinite Definite
Nominative bygg byggið
Accusative bygg byggið
Dative byggi bygginum
Genitive bygs bygsins

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse bygg.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bygg n (genitive singular byggs, no plural)

  1. barley (Hordeum)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Verb

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bygg

  1. imperative of byggja

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse bygg.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bygg n (definite singular bygget, uncountable)
bygg m (definite singular byggen, uncountable)

  1. barley (Hordeum)

Etymology 2

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From Old Norse byggja, via the verb bygge.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bygg n (definite singular bygget, indefinite plural bygg, definite plural bygga or byggene)

  1. building
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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bygg

  1. imperative of bygge

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse bygg.

Noun

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bygg n (definite singular bygget, uncountable)
bygg m (definite singular byggen, uncountable)

  1. barley (Hordeum)

Etymology 2

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From the verb bygge.

Noun

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bygg n (definite singular bygget, indefinite plural bygg, definite plural bygga)

  1. building
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Etymology 3

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Verb

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bygg

  1. imperative of byggja and bygga

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Norse *ᛒᛖᚷᚹᚨ (*begwa /⁠beggwa⁠/), from Proto-Germanic *bewwą. Cognate with Old English bēow, Old Saxon beo, Old Frisian be.

Noun

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bygg n

  1. barley (Hordeum)

Derived terms

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  • Byggvir (one of Freyr's servants)

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: bygg n
  • Faroese: bygg n
  • Norwegian: m
    Norwegian Bokmål: bygg
    Norwegian Nynorsk: bygg
  • Old Swedish: biug, biugh
  • Old Danish: biug n
  • Middle English: big, byg, byge

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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bygg

  1. imperative of bygga

Etymology 2

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Back-formation from bygg- och anläggningsprogrammet.

Noun

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bygg n

  1. (school slang) Short for bygg- och anläggningsprogrammet.
    Jag går bygg.
    I study at the construction programme
    (literally, “I go construction.”)