"bøye" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Forms: bøyen [definite, singular], bøyer [indefinite, plural], bøyene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old French boye and Middle Low German boye. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|fro|boye}} Old French boye, {{der|nb|gml|boye}} Middle Low German boye Head templates: {{nb-noun-m1}} bøye m (definite singular bøyen, indefinite plural bøyer, definite plural bøyene)
  1. a buoy Tags: masculine Derived forms: fortøyningsbøye, livbøye, lysbøye
    Sense id: en-bøye-nb-noun-BYIzRKY4 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Nautical Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 8 7 16 9 9 11 13 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 8 7 16 8 8 11 13 12 4 Disambiguation of Nautical: 71 29 0 0 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: bøya [definite, singular], bøyen [definite, singular], bøyer [indefinite, plural], bøyene [definite, plural], byge [alternative]
Etymology: From Dutch or Middle Dutch bui. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|nl|-}} Dutch, {{der|nb|dum|-}} Middle Dutch Head templates: {{nb-noun-c}} bøye f or m (definite singular bøya or bøyen, indefinite plural bøyer, definite plural bøyene)
  1. a gust of wind (squall) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-bøye-nb-noun-uIA0Tt5Y Categories (other): Meteorology Disambiguation of Meteorology: 6 41 41 8 0 0 4
  2. a shower (of rain, hail or snow) Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-bøye-nb-noun-77Fr71U4 Categories (other): Meteorology Disambiguation of Meteorology: 6 41 41 8 0 0 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: bøy [imperative], bøyer [present], bøyet [past], bøyde [past], bøyet [participle, past], bøyd [participle, past], bøyende [participle, present]
Etymology: From Old Norse beygja. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|beygja}} Old Norse beygja Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|imperative|bøy|present tense|bøyer|simple past|bøyet|or|bøyde|past participle|bøyet|or|bøyd|present participle|bøyende}} bøye (imperative bøy, present tense bøyer, simple past bøyet or bøyde, past participle bøyet or bøyd, present participle bøyende)
  1. to bend (cause something to change its shape, change one's shape)
    Sense id: en-bøye-nb-verb-b-ErMwuY Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 8 7 16 9 9 11 13 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 8 7 16 8 8 11 13 12 4
  2. to bow
    Sense id: en-bøye-nb-verb--Jd-uXNP
  3. to diffract
    Sense id: en-bøye-nb-verb-8obW3XQ7
  4. to conjugate / inflect
    Sense id: en-bøye-nb-verb-cxwC8-J3 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 8 7 16 9 9 11 13 12 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 8 7 16 8 8 11 13 12 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bøyelig, bøyning, bøying
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "Old French boye",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German boye",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old French boye and Middle Low German boye.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "bøyer",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
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      ]
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        {
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      "form": "bøyer",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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      ]
    }
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  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "6 41 41 8 0 0 4",
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Meteorology",
          "orig": "nb:Meteorology",
          "parents": [],
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          "squall"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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  "wikipedia": [
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  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bøyning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bøying"
    }
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      "expansion": "Old Norse beygja",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse beygja.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bøy",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyer",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyet",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyde",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyet",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyd",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "10": "bøyde",
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        "14": "bøyd",
        "15": "present participle",
        "16": "bøyende",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "imperative",
        "4": "bøy",
        "5": "present tense",
        "6": "bøyer",
        "7": "simple past",
        "8": "bøyet",
        "9": "or"
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      "expansion": "bøye (imperative bøy, present tense bøyer, simple past bøyet or bøyde, past participle bøyet or bøyd, present participle bøyende)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "13 8 7 16 9 9 11 13 12 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 8 7 16 8 8 11 13 12 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "to bend (cause something to change its shape, change one's shape)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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        ]
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-bøye-nb-verb--Jd-uXNP",
      "links": [
        [
          "bow",
          "bow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to diffract"
      ],
      "id": "en-bøye-nb-verb-8obW3XQ7",
      "links": [
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          "diffract"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "13 8 7 16 9 9 11 13 12 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 8 7 16 8 8 11 13 12 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to conjugate / inflect"
      ],
      "id": "en-bøye-nb-verb-cxwC8-J3",
      "links": [
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          "conjugate",
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        ],
        [
          "inflect",
          "inflect"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "no:bøye"
  ],
  "word": "bøye"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "nb:Meteorology",
    "nb:Nautical",
    "nn:Weather"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "fortøyningsbøye"
    },
    {
      "word": "livbøye"
    },
    {
      "word": "lysbøye"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "boye"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French boye",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
        "2": "gml",
        "3": "boye"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German boye",
      "name": "der"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old French boye and Middle Low German boye.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bøyen",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyer",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "a buoy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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  "wikipedia": [
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  ],
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
        "1": "nb",
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        "3": "-"
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      "expansion": "Middle Dutch",
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  "etymology_text": "From Dutch or Middle Dutch bui.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bøya",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyer",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "byge",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "expansion": "bøye f or m (definite singular bøya or bøyen, indefinite plural bøyer, definite plural bøyene)",
      "name": "nb-noun-c"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "a gust of wind (squall)"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "wind",
          "wind"
        ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "a shower (of rain, hail or snow)"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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  ],
  "word": "bøye"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bøyelig"
    },
    {
      "word": "bøyning"
    },
    {
      "word": "bøying"
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse beygja",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse beygja.",
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    {
      "form": "bøy",
      "tags": [
        "imperative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyer",
      "tags": [
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyet",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyde",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyet",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyd",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bøyende",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    }
  ],
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    {
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        "15": "present participle",
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        "2": "verb",
        "3": "imperative",
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        "5": "present tense",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "verb",
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      ],
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        [
          "bend",
          "bend"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to bow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bow",
          "bow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to diffract"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "diffract",
          "diffract"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to conjugate / inflect"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "conjugate",
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          "inflect",
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  ],
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}

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