See also: Bjalla

Icelandic

edit

Pronunciation

edit

Etymology 1

edit

From Old Norse bjalla, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ; cognate with English bell.

Noun

edit

bjalla f (genitive singular bjöllu, nominative plural bjöllur)

  1. bell (metallic resonating object)
  2. (music) bell (of a wind instrument)
Declension
edit
    Declension of bjalla
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bjalla bjallan bjöllur bjöllurnar
accusative bjöllu bjölluna bjöllur bjöllurnar
dative bjöllu bjöllunni bjöllum bjöllunum
genitive bjöllu bjöllunnar bjalla/bjallna bjallanna/bjallnanna

Etymology 2

edit

From the noun bjalla.

Verb

edit

bjalla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bjallaði, supine bjallað)

  1. to be noisy
  2. (with the postposition í) to call
    Bjallaðu í mig þegar verkinu er lokið.
    Call me when the job is finished.
  3. to crow (said of ravens)
Conjugation
edit
Derived terms
edit

Etymology 3

edit

Uncertain. Probably related to Danish bille.

Noun

edit

bjalla f (genitive singular bjöllu, nominative plural bjöllur)

  1. beetle
Declension
edit
    Declension of bjalla
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bjalla bjallan bjöllur bjöllurnar
accusative bjöllu bjölluna bjöllur bjöllurnar
dative bjöllu bjöllunni bjöllum bjöllunum
genitive bjöllu bjöllunnar bjalla/bjallna bjallanna/bjallnanna

References

edit

Old Norse

edit

Etymology

edit

From Proto-Germanic *bellǭ; Cognate with Old English belle.

Noun

edit

bjalla f (genitive bjǫllu, plural bjǫllur)

  1. bell

Declension

edit

Descendants

edit

References

edit
  • bjalla”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press