bǫl
See also: bol, böl, ból, boel, and -ból
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *balwą, whence also English bale.
Noun
bǫl n
- bale, misfortune
Declension
Declension of bǫl (strong wa-stem)
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bǫl | bǫlit | bǫl | bǫlin |
| accusative | bǫl | bǫlit | bǫl | bǫlin |
| dative | bǫlvi | bǫlvinu | bǫlum | bǫlunum |
| genitive | bǫls | bǫlsins | bǫlva | bǫlvanna |
Derived terms
- bǫlbœn f (“imprecation”)
- bǫlfengi f (“malice”)
- bǫlrann n (“house of woe”)
- bǫlstafir m pl (“'evil runes', misfortune”)
- bǫlva (“to curse”)
- bǫlvan f (“a curse”)
- bǫlvasmiðr m (“the contriver of mischief (Loki)”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: böl
References
- böl in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.