bygd
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Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
bygd
- small, remote collection of houses, especially on Greenland or the Faroe Islands; a settlement
Declension
Declension of bygd
See also
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.
Noun
bygd f (genitive singular bygdar, plural bygdir)
Usage notes
There's no distinction between a village and a hamlet in Faroese.
Declension
| Declension of bygd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Derived terms
- avbygd
- bóndabygd
- bygdargøta
- bygdarvegur
- dalbygd
- eystanbygd
- grannabygd
- handilsbygd
- heimbygd
- jólabygd
- kirkjubygd
- kyndilsmessubygd
- landnámsbygd
- landsbygd
- markatalsbygd
- matbygd
- niðursetubygd
- nýggjársbygd
- ognarbygd
- óbygd
- óðalsbygd
- prestbygd
- skúlabygd
- smábygd
- stórbygd
- trettandubygd
- útbygd
Etymology 2
Verb
bygd
Etymology 1
From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.
Pronunciation
Noun
bygd f or m (definite singular bygda or bygden, indefinite plural bygder, definite plural bygdene)
- country district or settlement (which forms a topographical and usually administrative unit (parish, township))
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Verb
bygd
- past participle of bygge
References
Pronunciation
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.
Noun
bygd f (plural bygder)
- country district or settlement (as above)
Declension
Declension of bygd (ō-stem)
Landsmål declension of bygd (ō-stem)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
bygd
Derived terms
References
- “bygd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Etymology
From Old Swedish byghþ, from Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.
Pronunciation
Noun
bygd c
Declension
Declension of bygd
Related terms
See also
References
- bygd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bygd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bygd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- bygd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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