bjalla

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bjalla, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ; cognate with English bell.

Noun

bjalla f (genitive singular bjöllu, nominative plural bjöllur)

  1. bell (metallic resonating object)
  2. (music) bell (of a wind instrument)
Declension

Etymology 2

From the noun bjalla.

Verb

bjalla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bjallaði, supine bjallað)

  1. to be noisy
  2. (with the preposition í) to call
    Bjallaðu í mig þegar verkinu er lokið.
    Call me when the job is finished.
  3. to crow (said of ravens)
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Origin uncertain. Probably related to Danish bille.

Noun

bjalla f (genitive singular bjöllu, nominative plural bjöllur)

  1. beetle
Declension

References


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bellǭ; Cognate with Old English belle.

Noun

bjalla f (genitive bjǫllu, plural bjǫllur)

  1. bell

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bjalla
  • Faroese: bjølla
  • Norwegian: bjelle
  • Old Swedish: biælla
    • Swedish: bjällra (with unexplained -r-)
  • Danish: bjælde
  • Gutnish: bjällå, bjälla
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References

  • bjalla”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press