byg

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈb̥yɡ̊]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bygg n (“barley”), from Proto-Germanic *bewwą.

Noun

byg c (singular definite byggen, not used in plural form)

  1. barley (cereal of the genus Hordeum (especially Hordeum vulgare), or its grains)
Declension
Declension of byg
common
gender		 Singular
indefinite definite
nominative byg byggen
genitive bygs byggens

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

byg

  1. imperative of bygge
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