Bǫlverkr

Old Norse

Etymology

From bǫl (“bale, misfortune”) + verkr (“worker, doer”). Thus literally "worker (or doer) of misfortune".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔlwerkʀ/
  • Hyphenation: Bọl‧verk‧r

Noun

Bǫlverkr m

  1. "misfortune-worker" (a pseudonym used by Odin when lying to the giants)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Bölverkur
    • → Swedish: Bölverk
    • → Danish: Bølværk
  • Faroese: Bølverkur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Bolverk
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