Faroese

Proper noun

Bylgja f

1. (Norse mythology) Bylgja, one of the nine daughters of Ægir.
2. A female given name.

Declension

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪlca/

  Rhymes: -ɪlca

  Homophone: bylgja

Proper noun

Bylgja f

1. A female given name

Declension

Faroese

Noun

bylgja f (genitive singular bylgju, plural bylgjur)

1. wave, billow
2. something, which reminds of a wave

Declension

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪlca/

  Rhymes: -ɪlca

  Homophone: Bylgja

Noun

bylgja f ‎(genitive singular bylgju, nominative plural bylgjur)

1. wave, billow
2. (physics) wave

Declension

Derived terms

• ganga í bylgjum
• bylgjast
• bylgjufall
• bylgjulengd

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bylgja f

1. definite singular of bylgje

Old Norse

Noun

bylgja f

1. billow

References

• bylgja in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press