bål
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bal"
Danish
editEtymology
editFrom Old Norse bál (“fire”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“light, bright”).
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -ɔːl
Noun
editbål n (singular definite bålet, plural indefinite bål)
Inflection
editDeclension of bål
Derived terms
editSee also
edit- ild c
References
edit- “bål” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
editEtymology
editNoun
editbål n (definite singular bålet, indefinite plural bål, definite plural båla or bålene)
- a bonfire
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “bål” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editEtymology
editNoun
editbål n (definite singular bålet, indefinite plural bål, definite plural båla)
- a bonfire
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “bål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse bál (“fire”), from Proto-Germanic *bēlą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“light, bright”).
Noun
editbål n
Declension
editDeclension of bål | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bål | bålet | bål | bålen |
Genitive | båls | bålets | båls | bålens |
Derived terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Norse bolr (“bole”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to swell up”). Doublet of boll, bula, and bulle. Cognate of English bole, German Bohle (“thick plank”).
Noun
editbål c
Declension
editDeclension of bål | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bål | bålen | bålar | bålarna |
Genitive | båls | bålens | bålars | bålarnas |
Related terms
editSee also
editEtymology 3
editNoun
editbål c
- a fruity, not so strong alcoholic drink (i.e., punch)
- a wide bowl used to serve the above mentioned drink
References
edit- bål in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bål in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bål in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- bål in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
Anagrams
editCategories:
- Danish terms derived from Old Norse
- Danish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Rhymes:Danish/ɔːl
- Rhymes:Danish/ɔːl/1 syllable
- Danish lemmas
- Danish nouns
- Danish neuter nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål neuter nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns
- nn:Fire
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Swedish/oːl
- Rhymes:Swedish/oːl/1 syllable
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰel- (shiny)
- Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish neuter nouns
- Swedish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰel- (blow)
- Swedish doublets
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Botany
- sv:Anatomy
- Swedish terms borrowed from English
- Swedish terms derived from English
- sv:Fire
- sv:Beverages