böllur

See also: bollur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bǫllr (“ball, globe; glans penis”), from Proto-Germanic *balluz (“ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“a bubble”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, to inflate, to swell”); compare English ball.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpœtlʏr/
    Rhymes: -œtlʏr

Noun

böllur m (genitive singular ballar, nominative plural bellir)

  1. (vulgar) penis, cock, prick
    Synonyms: reður, typpi
  2. (rare or archaic, vulgar) scrotum, balls
    Synonym: pungur
  3. (obsolete) ball

Declension

Declension of böllur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative böllur böllurinn bellir bellirnir
accusative böll böllinn belli bellina
dative belli bellinum böllum böllunum
genitive ballar ballarins balla ballanna

Derived terms

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