bomme

Cimbrian

Contraction

bomme

  1. (Mezzaselva) Alternative form of vomme

Danish

Noun

bomme c

  1. indefinite plural of bom

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From bom (a shot that fails to hit the target), from bomme (to shoot, to boom, hurtle, roar), from bom!, interjection cognate to English boom!.

Verb

bomme (imperative bom, present tense bommer, passive bommes, simple past and past participle bomma or bommet, present participle bommende)

  1. to miss the target
    Kula bommet på målskiva
    The bullet missed the aim
  2. to guess or answer incorrectly
    De bommet på seks av ti spørsmål
    They failed on six out of ten questions

Etymology 2

From English bum.

Verb

bomme (imperative bom, present tense bommer, passive bommes, simple past and past participle bomma or bommet, present participle bommende)

  1. (slang) to ask for, beg for, borrow, get (something)
    Kan jeg bomme en sigg?
    Can I have a cig?

References
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