Dictionary:bogi

Nynorn

Etymology

From Old Norse bogi (ONP) or bugr (ONP)

Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

bogi¹ [bogi], sb., small bay or round cove; creek. Conn. Outside Conn. the word is found in place-names, names of small bays, in the forms bog [bɔg (Yⁿ.), bōγ (Du.)], boga [boga] and (more rarely) bogi. O.N. bogi, m., curve; bend; “bugr” also in the same sense as Shetl. bogi.

Pronunciation

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Alternate Forms

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Noun

bogi

1. curve
2. small bay

Inflection

nm.w.	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bogi	bogen	bogar	bogarne
Accusative	boga	bogan	boga	bogana
Dative	boga	boganon	bogon	bogonon
Genitive	boga	bogans	boga	bogana

Synonyms

(none known)