bøddel

See also: Boddel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German bodel, compare Swedish bödel. Same origin as Polabian badål and Finnish pyöveli.

Noun

bøddel m (definite singular bøddelen, indefinite plural bødlar, definite plural bødlane)

  1. An executioner
    Synonym: skarprettar
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