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)

  1. fire, bonfire, pyre

Inflection

Declension of bål
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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse bál.

Noun

bål n (definite singular bålet, indefinite plural bål, definite plural båla or bålene)

  1. a bonfire

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse bál.

Noun

bål n (definite singular bålet, indefinite plural bål, definite plural båla)

  1. a bonfire

Derived terms

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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

  1. pyre, bonfire
Declension
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse bolr (bole). Doublet of boll, bula, and bulle. Cognate of English bole, German Bohle (thick plank).

Noun

bål c

  1. (anatomy) torso
  2. (botany) bole (trunk or stem of a tree)
Declension
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Etymology 3

From English bowl.

Noun

bål c

  1. punch (fruity drink served in a punch bowl)
  2. a punch bowl
Declension

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