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

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)
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Etymology 3 edit

Uncertain. Probably related to Danish bille.

Noun edit

bjalla f (genitive singular bjöllu, nominative plural bjöllur)

  1. beetle
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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