bål
See also: Appendix:Variations of "bal"
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish bal, from Old Norse bál (“fire”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔːl
Noun
bål n (singular definite bålet, plural indefinite bål)
Inflection
| neuter gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bål | bålet | bål | bålene |
| genitive | båls | bålets | båls | bålenes |
Derived terms
- bålfest
- bålfærd
- bålmad
- bålplads
- bålsted
- båltale
See also
- ild c
References
- “bål” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
bål n (definite singular bålet, indefinite plural bål, definite plural båla or bålene)
- a bonfire
Derived terms
References
- “bål” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
bål n (definite singular bålet, indefinite plural bål, definite plural båla)
- a bonfire
Derived terms
References
- “bål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boːl/
- Rhymes: -oːl
Etymology 1
From Old Norse bál (“fire”), from Proto-Germanic *bēlą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“light, bright”).
Noun
bål n
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | bål | båls |
| definite | bålet | bålets | |
| plural | indefinite | bål | båls |
| definite | bålen | bålens |
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 2
From Old Norse bolr (“bole”). Doublet of boll, bula, and bulle. Cognate of English bole, German Bohle (“thick plank”).
Noun
bål c
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | bål | båls |
| definite | bålen | bålens | |
| plural | indefinite | bålar | bålars |
| definite | bålarna | bålarnas |
Related terms
See also
Etymology 3
Noun
bål c
- punch (fruity drink served in a punch bowl)
- a punch bowl
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | bål | båls |
| definite | bålen | bålens | |
| plural | indefinite | bålar | bålars |
| definite | bålarna | bålarnas |
References
- bål in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bål in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bål in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Svensk MeSH
- bål in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)