Old Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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byld f

  1. boil, abscess, growth

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Swedish: böld

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West Frisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *biliþī. Cognate with Dutch beeld, German Bild.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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byld n (plural bylden, diminutive byldsje)

  1. image
  2. statue, sculpture

Derived terms

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Further reading

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