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Etymology edit

Related to Norwegian Bokmål byll and maybe to Icelandic búlda. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun edit

byld f

  1. boil, abscess, growth

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Swedish: böld

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West Frisian edit

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Noun edit

byld n (plural bylden, diminutive byldsje)

  1. image
  2. statue, sculpture

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Further reading edit

  • byld”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011