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bue.

bow (weapon)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈb̥uːə]

  1. bow (weapon)

    common-gender

  2. curve, arc

    common-gender

  3. arch, vault

    common-gender

  4. tie, ligature, slur

    common-gender

  5. hoop

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Old Danish boghæ, from Old Norse bogi, from Proto-Germanic *bugô. Cognate with Swedish båge, English bow, German Bogen.

verb[ˈb̥uːə]

  1. to curve

  2. to arch

Where this word comes from

Possibly from Middle Low German bûgen, from Old Saxon būgan, from Proto-West Germanic *beugan (“to bend”). Cognate with English bow, Dutch buigen, German biegen. Swedish buga is also from Low German.

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