bielg

Old English

Alternative forms

• belġ, bæliġ, beliġ, bylg, byliġ

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *balgi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi͜ylj/, [bi͜yɫj]

Noun

bielġ m

1. bag
2. bellows
3. belly

Declension

Strong i-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	bielġ	bielġas
accusative	bielġ	bielġas
genitive	bielġes	bielġa
dative	bielġe	bielġum

Related terms

• bielġan

Descendants

• Middle English: bely, beli, baly, balyw, belgh, belwe, belu
  • English: belly, ballow, bellows
  • Scots: belly, bally
  • Yola: bellee, belooze