bólstr
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *bulstraz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).
Noun
bólstr m (genitive bólstrs, plural bólstrar)
Declension
Declension of bólstr (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bólstr | bólstrinn | bólstrar | bólstrarnir |
| accusative | bólstr | bólstrinn | bólstra | bólstrana |
| dative | bólstri | bólstrinum | bólstrum | bólstrunum |
| genitive | bólstrs | bólstrsins | bólstra | bólstranna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: bólstur
- Norwegian: bolster
- Old Swedish: bulster, bolster; ᛒᚢᛚᛋᛏᚽᚱ
- Swedish: bolster
- Danish: bolster
References
- bólstr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.