bør

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bor"

Danish

Verb

bør

  1. present of burde

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

bør

  1. present of burde

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bøːr/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse byrðr. Akin to English burden.

Noun

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

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

Etymology 2

From Old Norse byrr.

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.

Verb

bør

  1. present of burda

Further reading
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