See also: başla

Icelandic

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Verb

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basla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative baslaði, supine baslað)

  1. (intransitive) to toil, to work hard
    Synonyms: erfiða, strita, streða, baksa, púla, hamast, djöflast
  2. (intransitive) to live in poverty

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Derived terms

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  • basl (toil, drudgery; poverty, destitution)

Maltese

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Etymology

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From Arabic بَصَلَة (baṣala).

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Noun

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basla f (singulative, collective basal, plural basliet)

  1. singulative of basal