bealu

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Old English

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Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *balu (“evil”).

Cognate with Old Frisian balu, Old Saxon balu, Old High German balo, and Old Norse bǫl (“misfortune”); also the first part of the Gothic compound 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃 (balweins, “torture”).

Noun

bealu n

  1. (poetic) harm, evil
    • 10th century, Codex Exoniensis:
      Ne ondrǣde iċ þīnra wīta bealu.
      I do not fear the evil of your torments.
Declension
Declension of bealu (strong wa-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative bealu bealu
accusative bealu bealu
genitive bealwes bealwa
dative bealwe bealwum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • English: bale

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *balu (“evil”).

Adjective

bealu

  1. (poetic) baleful, deadly, dangerous, wicked, evil
Declension
Declension of bealu — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bealu, bealo bealu, bealo bealu, bealo
Accusative bealone bealwe bealu, bealo
Genitive bealwes bealore bealwes
Dative bealwum bealore bealwum
Instrumental bealwe bealore bealwe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bealwe bealwa, bealwe bealu, bealo
Accusative bealwe bealwa, bealwe bealu, bealo
Genitive bealora bealora bealora
Dative bealwum bealwum bealwum
Instrumental bealwum bealwum bealwum
Declension of bealu — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bealwa bealwe bealwe
Accusative bealwan bealwan bealwe
Genitive bealwan bealwan bealwan
Dative bealwan bealwan bealwan
Instrumental bealwan bealwan bealwan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative bealwan bealwan bealwan
Accusative bealwan bealwan bealwan
Genitive bealora, bealwena bealora, bealwena bealora, bealwena
Dative bealwum bealwum bealwum
Instrumental bealwum bealwum bealwum
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