bål

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːl

Noun

bål n (singular definite bålet, plural indefinite bål)

1. fire, bonfire, pyre

Inflection

Derived terms

See also

• ild c

References

• “bål” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

bål

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Old Norse bál.

Noun

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

1. a bonfire

Derived terms

• leirbål

References

• “bål” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

bål

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From Old Norse bál.

Noun

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

1. a bonfire

Derived terms

• leirbål

References

• “bål” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boːl/
• Rhymes: -oːl

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

Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

From Old Norse bolr (“bole”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to swell up”). Doublet of boll, bula, and bulle. Cognate of English bole, German Bohle (“thick plank”).

Noun

bål c

1. (botany) bole; the trunk or stem of a tree
2. (anatomy) the front part of the torso

Declension

Related terms

See also

• stam

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

References

• bål in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bål in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bål in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• bål in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• blå