bǫlvan

Old Norse

Etymology

From bǫlva +‎ -an.

Noun

bǫlvan f (genitive bǫlvanar, plural bǫlvanir)

  1. a curse, an imprecation

Declension

Declension of bǫlvan (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bǫlvan bǫlvanin bǫlvanir bǫlvanirnar
accusative bǫlvan bǫlvanina bǫlvanir bǫlvanirnar
dative bǫlvan bǫlvaninni bǫlunum bǫlununum
genitive bǫlvanar bǫlvanarinnar bǫlvana bǫlvananna

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bölvan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 83; also available at the Internet Archive
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