bålsta
Westrobothnian
Etymology
From stȧ (“place.”) Compare Old Norse bulr, bolr (“bole, trunk,”) and bólstaðr (“living place, dwelling”) - see bol.
Pronunciation
- (Burträsk, Lövånger) IPA(key): [²b̥oːˌʂʈæː]
- (Bygdeå) IPA(key): [²b̥ɞːɽˌʂʈæː]
Noun
bålsta m
- True home (for people who move around all over the place, but still somewhere have their actual home); homestead.