"bomme" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

See bomme in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: bom [imperative], bommer [present], bommes [passive], bomma [participle, past], bomma [past], bommet [participle, past], bommet [past], bommende [participle, present]
Etymology: From bom (a shot that fails to hit the target), from bomme (to shoot, to boom, hurtle, roar), from bom!, interjection cognate to English boom!. Etymology templates: {{cog|en|boom}} English boom Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|imperative|bom|present tense|bommer|passive|bommes|simple past and past participle|bomma|or|bommet|present participle|bommende}} bomme (imperative bom, present tense bommer, passive bommes, simple past and past participle bomma or bommet, present participle bommende)
  1. to miss the target
    Sense id: en-bomme-nb-verb-2B8ulSyG
  2. to guess or answer incorrectly
    Sense id: en-bomme-nb-verb-jOx9MQYn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: bom [imperative], bommer [present], bommes [passive], bomma [participle, past], bomma [past], bommet [participle, past], bommet [past], bommende [participle, present]
Etymology: From English bum. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|en|bum}} English bum Head templates: {{head|nb|verb|imperative|bom|present tense|bommer|passive|bommes|simple past and past participle|bomma|or|bommet|present participle|bommende}} bomme (imperative bom, present tense bommer, passive bommes, simple past and past participle bomma or bommet, present participle bommende)
  1. (slang) to bum, to ask for, beg for, borrow, get, (something) for free Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bomme-nb-verb-eRU~0tFf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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