bjølle
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Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
bjølle f or m (definite singular bjølla or bjøllen, indefinite plural bjøller, definite plural bjøllene)
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by bjelle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Norse bjǫllu, oblique cases singular of bjalla, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ. Akin to English bell. Other cognates include Danish bjælde, Icelandic bjalla, and Faroese bjølla. The verb is derived from the noun.
Noun
bjølle f (definite singular bjølla, indefinite plural bjøller, definite plural bjøllene)
- a bell
Verb
bjølle (present tense bjøllar, past tense bjølla, past participle bjølla, passive infinitive bjøllast, present participle bjøllande, imperative bjølle/bjøll)
- (intransitive) to ring with a bell
References
- “bjølle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.