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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German bodel, compare Swedish bödel. Same origin as Polabian badål and Finnish pyöveli.
Noun
bøddel m (definite singular bøddelen, indefinite plural bødlar, definite plural bødlane)
- An executioner
- Synonym: skarprettar