bǫllr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *balluz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“round thing, bubble”).

Noun

bǫllr m (genitive ballar, plural bellir)

  1. round object, sphere, ball
  2. testicle
    Synonym: eista

Declension

Declension of bǫllr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bǫllr bǫllrinn bellir bellirnir
accusative bǫll bǫllinn bǫllu bǫlluna
dative belli bellinum bǫllum bǫllunum
genitive ballar ballarins balla ballanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: böllur
  • Faroese: bøllur (“lump, clump; something rolled up”)
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ball
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ball
  • Old Swedish: balder, baller
  • Old Danish: ball, boll, bold
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