bólginn

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Icelandic

Adjective

bólginn (comparative bólgnari, superlative bólgnastur)

  1. swollen

Declension

Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (to swell)

Adjective

bólginn (comparative bólgnari, superlative bólgnastr)

  1. swollen

Declension

Derived terms

  • bólgna (to swell, become swollen)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: bólginn
  • Old Swedish: bulghin

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