Icelandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse belja (bellow, roar), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (to roar), of onomatopoeic origin. Compare German bellen, English bellow, Luxembourgish billen.

Verb edit

belja (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative beljaði, supine beljað)

  1. (intransitive) to roar, to bellow
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Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

An imitative derivative of sense 1.

The box wine meaning may be derived from the fact that one "milks" the box wine to get the wine. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun edit

belja f (genitive singular belju, nominative plural beljur)

  1. (informal) cow
  2. (derogatory) fat woman, plump woman
  3. (derogatory, offensive) disgusting woman; bitch
  4. (colloquial) box wine
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Adjective edit

belja m (feminine singular belja, masculine plural beljas, feminine plural beljas)

  1. Belgian