bo.
a need
Meaning & usage
a need
Jeg har bo for en hammer.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle Low German behof (compare with behov).
one's home (mainly idiomatic)
De giftet seg og satte bo.
estate
Where this word comes from
From Danish bo, from Old Norse bú (“settled area, town”) (compare alternative form bu). Akin to bod (“store room, booth”) and the verb bo (“to live”).
to live (have permanent residence), stay
Hvor bor du (hen)?
Jeg vet hvor du bor.
to be, to dwell, to be in
Husk at all skjønnhet på jord bor i de evige ord: Jeg elsker deg.
Du aner ikke hva som virkelig bor i henne.
Where this word comes from
From Danish bo, from Old Norse búa (“to prepare, finish, make preparations, equip”), cognate with Old English būan, Old Frisian buwa, Old Saxon būan and Old High German būan (whence German bauen).
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