bólstr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • bulstr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bulstraz. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).

Noun

bólstr m (genitive bólstrs, plural bólstrar)

  1. bolster, pillow

Declension

Declension of bólstr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bólstr bólstrinn bólstrar bólstrarnir
accusative bólstr bólstrinn bólstra bólstrana
dative bólstri bólstrinum bólstrum bólstrunum
genitive bólstrs bólstrsins bólstra bólstranna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bólstur
  • Norwegian: bolster
  • Old Swedish: bulster, bolster, ᛒᚢᛚᛋᛏᚽᚱ
  • Danish: bolster

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bólstr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 65; also available at the Internet Archive
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