bälg
See also: balg, Balg, and bælg
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish bælgher, from Old Norse belgr, from Proto-Germanic *balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”). Doublet of bolster and bölja. Cognate of Danish bælg, Dutch balg, German Balg, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌲𐍃 (balgs).
Noun
bälg c
- bellows
Declension
| Declension of bälg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | bälg | bälgen | bälgar | bälgarna |
| Genitive | bälgs | bälgens | bälgars | bälgarnas |
Derived terms
- blåsbälg
- bälgkamera
- smidesbälg
- orgelbälg
- trampbälg
References
- bälg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bälg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bälg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- bälg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- bälgher in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L