olboge

Norwegian Nynorsk

olboge

Etymology

From Old Norse ǫlbogi, ǫlnbogi, a compound of alin (“forearm”) and bogi (“arc, bow”). Compare Danish albue, Faroese albogi, Icelandic olnbogi, and Swedish armbåge.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ɔlˌboːɡə/

Noun

olboge m (definite singular olbogen, indefinite plural olbogar, definite plural olbogane)

an elbow

See also

albue (Bokmål)

References

“olboge” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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