Bǫlverkr

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From bǫl (“bale, misfortune”) + verkr (“worker, doer”). Thus literally "worker (or doer) of misfortune".

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /bɔlwerkʀ/
Hyphenation: Bọl‧verk‧r

Noun edit

Bǫlverkr m

"misfortune-worker" (a pseudonym used by Odin when lying to the giants)

Descendants edit

Icelandic: Bölverkur
- → Swedish: Bölverk
- → Danish: Bølværk
Faroese: Bølverkur
Norwegian Bokmål: Bolverk

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