basl

See also: BASL

Icelandic

Etymology

Back-formation from basla (“to toil, to work hard; to live in poverty”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pastl/
• Rhymes: -astl

Noun

basl n (genitive singular basls, no plural)

1. toil, drudgery

   Synonyms: puð, baks, strit, erfiði, púl, streð

2. poverty, destitution

   Synonyms: fátækt, örbirgð

Declension

declension of basl

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	basl	baslið
accusative	basl	baslið
dative	basli	baslinu
genitive	basls	baslsins