olboge

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

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.

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