bør

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bor"

Danish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German bore. It is derived from the verb German Low German bören (“to lift”), from Proto-Germanic *burjaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøːˀr/, [ˈb̥øˀɐ̯], [ˈb̥øɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

bør c (singular definite børen, plural indefinite børe)

1. wheelbarrow
2. battered old hat

Declension

Declension of bør

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bør	børen	børe	børene
genitive	børs	børens	børes	børenes

Derived terms

• trillebør

References

• “bør,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Bør,3” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 2

From Old Norse byrr, Proto-Germanic *buriz (“favorable wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøːˀr/, [ˈb̥øˀɐ̯], [ˈb̥øɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

bør c (singular definite børen, not used in plural form)

1. wind, fair wind

Declension

Declension of bør

common gender	Singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	bør	børen
genitive	børs	børens

Derived terms

• medbør

References

• “bør,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “Bør,1” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 3

From Old Norse burðr m (“bearing, birth”), byrð f (“ancestry”), from Proto-Germanic *burdiz ~ *burþiz, cognate with Norwegian foster m, burar (“uterus”), Swedish börd, English birth, German Geburt. Doublet of byrd.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøːˀr/, [ˈb̥øˀɐ̯], [ˈb̥øɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

bør c (singular definite børen, plural indefinite børe)

1. (dated) womb, uterus (of animals)

Declension

Declension of bør

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bør	børen	børe	børene
genitive	børs	børens	børes	børenes

References

• “Bør,2” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bør/, [ˈb̥ɶɐ̯]

Verb

bør

1. present tense of burde

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

bør

1. present of burde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse byrðr, from Proto-Germanic *burþiz. Akin to English burden. Doublet of byrd and byrde, with which it was considered an alternative form until 2012.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøːr/, /bøːɽ/

Noun

bør f (definite singular børa, indefinite plural bører, definite plural børene)

1. burden (that which is carried, also figuratively)

Derived terms

• arbeidsbør
• børefull
• forsyrgingsbør
• forsytingsbør
• gjeldsbør
• hjulbør
• høybør
• kløvbør
• kvernbør
• latmannsbør
• leggje bører på
• leggje stein til børa
• lette børa for
• skattebør

 

Etymology 2

From Old Norse byrr, from Proto-Germanic *buriz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bøːr/

Noun

bør m (definite singular børen, indefinite plural børar, definite plural børane)

1. sailing wind

   Me hadde god bør ut av hamna.

   We had good sailing wind out of the harbour.

Derived terms

• medbør
• motbør
• nedbør

Noun

bør n (definite singular børet, uncountable)

1. (obsolete) hail

   Synonym: hagl

Etymology 3

Verb

bør

1. present of burda
2. present of byrja (non-standard since 2012)

Further reading

• “bør” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.