bydel

by (“city”) +‎ del (“part”)

bydel c (singular definite bydelen, plural indefinite bydele)

1. A quarter; a part of a town or city; (Australia, New Zealand) a suburb

From by +‎ del.

bydel m (definite singular bydelen, indefinite plural bydeler, definite plural bydelene)

1. part of town, (Australia, New Zealand) suburb

   den øvre bydelen - the upper part of the town

• “bydel” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From by +‎ del.

bydel m (definite singular bydelen, indefinite plural bydelar, definite plural bydelane)

1. part of town; (Australia, New Zealand) suburb

• “bydel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-West Germanic *budil, from Proto-Germanic *budilaz (“messenger, herald”), from *beudaną (“to stretch out, extend, offer”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewdʰ- (“to make aware”), equivalent to bod +‎ -el. Akin to Old High German butil (“beadle, court officer”), Old English bēodan (“to announce”). More at bid.

• IPA^(key): /ˈby.del/

bydel m

1. preacher
2. beadle, apparitor
3. warrant officer

Strong a-stem:

• bēodan
• bod
• boda

• Middle English: budel, beodel, bidel, bedel
  • English: beadle
  • Scots: bedel, beddel, beddal