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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse bǫllr (“ball, globe; glans penis”), from Proto-Germanic *balluz (“ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“a bubble”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, to inflate, to swell”); compare English ball.
Pronunciation
Noun
böllur m (genitive singular ballar, nominative plural bellir)
- (vulgar) penis, cock, prick
- Synonyms: reður, typpi
- (rare or archaic, vulgar) scrotum, balls
- Synonym: pungur
- (obsolete) ball
Declension
Declension of böllur (masculine)
Derived terms