bälg

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See also: balg, Balg, and bælg

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bælgher, from Old Norse belgr, from Proto-Germanic *balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”). Doublet of bolster and bölja. Cognate of Danish bælg, Dutch balg, German Balg, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌲𐍃 (balgs).

Noun

bälg c

  1. bellows

Declension

Declension of bälg
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bälg bälgs
definite bälgen bälgens
plural indefinite bälgar bälgars
definite bälgarna bälgarnas

Derived terms

References

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