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

1. 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