Old English · noun
boga
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈbo.ɡɑ/[ˈbo.ɣɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈbo · ɡɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- bowweaponarch
Meaning
-
bow (weapon)
hīe lēton gāras flēogan, bogan wǣron bisiġe
they let arrows fly, bows were busy. (Battle of Maldon)
-
arch
Declension
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bogō. Related to Old Frisian boga, Old Saxon bogo, Old Dutch *bogo, Old High German bogo, and Old Norse bogi.
Descendants
bow
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