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by.

hamlet

2 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/byː/

  1. hamlet

    common-gender

  2. village

    common-gender

  3. farm

    common-gender · obsolete

  4. town, city

    common-gender · obsolete

  5. Rinkeby

    common-gender · slang
Where this word comes from

From Old Swedish bȳr, bȳ (“village, farm, town”), from Old Norse býr. Cognate with Danish by (“town, city”, whence also Faroese býur with the same meaning), Norwegian Bokmål by (“town, city”) and Norwegian Nynorsk by (“town, city”).

noun/byː/

  1. gust, rush of wind

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Dutch bui or Low German bö, böe, böje. Cognate with Danish byge, Norwegian Bokmål byge, bøye and Norwegian Nynorsk bye, bøye.

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