Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *balwą, whence also English bale.

Noun

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bǫl n

  1. bale, misfortune

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: böl

References

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  • böl in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.