mø

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mo"

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse mær (“maiden”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mø/, [møːˀ]
  • Rhymes: -øːˀ

Noun

mø c (singular definite møen, plural indefinite møer)

  1. maid, maiden
  2. virgin

Inflection

Synonyms

Faroese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [møː]

Interjection

mø

  1. animal sound of the cow: moo

Usage notes

Norwegian

Interjection

mø

  1. moo (sound made by a cow or bull)

Westrobothnian

Pronunciation

  • (Hössjö, Burträsk) IPA(key): [mø̀ː]
    Rhymes: -ø̀ːð
    (ð-dropping) Rhymes: -ø̀ː, -ø̀ːð

Etymology 1

From Old Norse mœða.

Verb

mø (preterite mödd, past participle mödd)

  1. to strain, exercise, massage
  2. to exercise horses

Etymology 2

From Old Norse mœða.

Verb

mø f (definite singular møa)

  1. effort
    ha møa för føa
    to have the effort for your bread
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