bólginn

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bólginn (“swollen”).

Adjective

bólginn (comparative bólgnari, superlative bólgnastur)

  1. swollen
    Synonyms: þrunginn, þrútinn

Declension

positive forms of bólginn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólginn bólgin bólgið
accusative bólginn bólgna
dative bólgnum bólginni bólgnu
genitive bólgins bólginnar bólgins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólgnir bólgnar bólgin
accusative bólgna
dative bólgnum
genitive bólginna
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólgni bólgna bólgna
acc/dat/gen bólgna bólgnu
plural (all-case) bólgnu
comparative forms of bólginn
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) bólgnari bólgnari bólgnara
plural (all-case) bólgnari
superlative forms of bólginn
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólgnastur bólgnust bólgnast
accusative bólgnastan bólgnasta
dative bólgnustum bólgnastri bólgnustu
genitive bólgnasts bólgnastrar bólgnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólgnastir bólgnastar bólgnust
accusative bólgnasta
dative bólgnustum
genitive bólgnastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólgnasti bólgnasta bólgnasta
acc/dat/gen bólgnasta bólgnustu
plural (all-case) bólgnustu

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *belganą (“to swell”).

Adjective

bólginn (comparative bólgnari, superlative bólgnastr)

  1. swollen

Declension

    Strong declension of bólginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólginn bólgin bólgint
accusative bólgnan bólgna bólgint
dative bólgnum bólginni bólgnu
genitive bólgins bólginnar bólgins
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólgnir bólgnar bólgin
accusative bólgna bólgnar bólgin
dative bólgnum bólgnum bólgnum
genitive bólginna bólginna bólginna
    Weak declension of bólginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólgni bólgna bólgna
accusative bólgna bólgnu bólgna
dative bólgna bólgnu bólgna
genitive bólgna bólgnu bólgna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólgnu bólgnu bólgnu
accusative bólgnu bólgnu bólgnu
dative bólgnum bólgnum bólgnum
genitive bólgnu bólgnu bólgnu
    Declension of comparative of bólginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólgnari bólgnari bólgnara
accusative bólgnara bólgnari bólgnara
dative bólgnara bólgnari bólgnara
genitive bólgnara bólgnari bólgnara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólgnari bólgnari bólgnari
accusative bólgnari bólgnari bólgnari
dative bólgnurum bólgnurum bólgnurum
genitive bólgnari bólgnari bólgnari
    Strong declension of superlative of bólginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólgnastr bólgnust bólgnast
accusative bólgnastan bólgnasta bólgnast
dative bólgnustum bólgnastri bólgnustu
genitive bólgnasts bólgnastrar bólgnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólgnastir bólgnastar bólgnust
accusative bólgnasta bólgnastar bólgnust
dative bólgnustum bólgnustum bólgnustum
genitive bólgnastra bólgnastra bólgnastra
    Weak declension of superlative of bólginn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólgnasti bólgnasta bólgnasta
accusative bólgnasta bólgnustu bólgnasta
dative bólgnasta bólgnustu bólgnasta
genitive bólgnasta bólgnustu bólgnasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative bólgnustu bólgnustu bólgnustu
accusative bólgnustu bólgnustu bólgnustu
dative bólgnustum bólgnustum bólgnustum
genitive bólgnustu bólgnustu bólgnustu

Derived terms

  • bólgna (“to swell, become swollen”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bólginn
  • Old Swedish: bulghin

Further reading

  • bólginn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
  • “bólginn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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