# bygd
## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Danish bygd, Old Norse byggð, a derivation from Old Norse byggva, byggja (“to build, dwell”) (cf. Danish bygge). In modern Danish, the noun has been reintroduced from Norwegian.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈb̥yɡ̊d̥]

### Noun

bygd
* small, remote collection of houses, especially on Greenland or the Faroe Islands; a settlement

#### See also

* landsby

## Faroese
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

#### Noun

bygd f (genitive singular bygdar, plural bygdir)
* village, hamlet

##### Usage notes

There's no distinction between a village and a hamlet in Faroese.

##### Derived terms

* avbygd
* bóndabygd
* bygdargøta
* bygdarvegur
* dalbygd
* eystanbygd
* grannabygd
* handilsbygd
* heimbygd
* jólabygd
* kirkjubygd
* kyndilsmessubygd
* landnámsbygd
* landsbygd
* markatalsbygd
* matbygd
* niðursetubygd
* nýggjársbygd
* ognarbygd
* óbygd
* óðalsbygd
* prestbygd
* skúlabygd
* smábygd
* stórbygd
* trettandubygd
* útbygd

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

bygd
* feminine nominative singular past participle of byggja
* neuter nominative plural past participle of byggja
* neuter accusative plural past participle of byggja

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bʏɡd/, [bʏʷɡd̪]

#### Noun

bygd f or m (definite singular bygda or bygden, indefinite plural bygder, definite plural bygdene)
* country district or settlement (which forms a topographical and usually administrative unit (parish, township))

##### Derived terms

* bygdeby
* bygdefolk
* bygdelag
* bygdevei
* fjellbygd
* landsbygd

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* bygget

#### Verb

bygd
* past participle of bygge

### References

* “bygd” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “bygd” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bʏɡd/

### Alternative forms

* bøgd (dialectal)

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō.

#### Noun

bygd f (plural bygder)
* country district or settlement (as above)

##### Derived terms

* bygdeby
* bygdefolk
* fjellbygd

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

bygd
* masculine and feminine past participle of byggja

##### Derived terms

* tettbygd
* velbygd

### References

* “bygd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish byghþ, from Old Norse byggð, from Proto-Germanic *biwwiþō. First attested in the 13th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbʏɡːd/
* Homophone: byggd

### Noun

bygd c
* An (often vaguely defined) rural region (forming an cohesive community in some sense; e.g. historical, cultural, or geographic)
    Synonym: (historical) -bo
* (Can we verify this sense?) a village
    (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

#### Usage notes

* A bygd will often refer to a grouping of several distinct settlements. While a village or town may sometimes serve as its core, it will almost certainly also include its surroundings, whether villages, hamlets, farms, or other dwellings.
* There is no clear definition of how large or small a bygd can be. It can be as small as a village and its immediate surroundings or as large as a parish, or it may describe all the settlements and dwellings of an island or valley.

#### Related terms

* Bollebygd
* bygdedräkt
* bygdefärgad
* bygdegård
* bygdemål
* bygderoman
* bygdeväg
* Falbygden
* födelsebygd
* glesbygd
* hembygd
* Knallebygden
* landsbygd
* Sjuhäradsbygden
* ödebygd

#### See also

* trakt

### References

* ↑ bygd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* bygd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* bygd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* bygd in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)