belgr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *balgiz (“bag”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).
Noun
belgr m (genitive belgjar, plural belgir)
- the skin (of a quadruped) taken off whole
- a skin-bag, skin-case
- bellows
Declension
Declension of belgr (strong i-stem, s and ar-genitives)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | belgr | belgrinn | belgir | belgirnir |
| accusative | belg | belginn | belgi | belgina |
| dative | belg | belginum | belgjum | belgjunum |
| genitive | belgjar, belgs | belgjarins, belgsins | belgja | belgjanna |
Descendants
- Danish: bælg
- Icelandic: belgur
- Norwegian Bokmål: belg
- Norwegian Nynorsk: belg
- Old Swedish: bælgher
- Swedish: bälg
- Westrobothnian: bäli f
References
- belgr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press