bål

See also: bal, ball, BAL, Bal, Ball, bál, băl, and bæl

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse bál (fire), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (light, bright).

Noun

bål n (singular definite bålet, plural indefinite bål)

  1. fire, bonfire, pyre

Inflection

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse bál

Noun

bål n (definite singular bålet, indefinite plural bål, definite plural båla or bålene)

  1. a bonfire

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse bál

Noun

bål n (definite singular bålet, indefinite plural bål, definite plural båla)

  1. a bonfire

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Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /boːl/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse bál (fire), from Proto-Germanic *bēlą, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (light, bright).

Noun

bål n

  1. pyre, bonfire
Declension
Declension of bål 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bål bålet bål bålen
Genitive båls bålets båls bålens
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Etymology 2

From Old Norse bolr (bole).

Noun

bål c

  1. bole; the trunk or stem of a tree
  2. (anatomy) the front part of the torso
Declension
Declension of bål 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bål bålen bålar bålarna
Genitive båls bålens bålars bålarnas
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Etymology 3

From English bowl.

Noun

bål c

  1. a fruity, not so strong alcoholic drink
  2. a wide bowl used to serve the above mentioned drink
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