bjølle

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form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by bjelle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

(non-standard since 2012) bjølla

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.

Noun

bjølle f (definite singular bjølla, indefinite plural bjøller, definite plural bjøllene)

a bell

References

“bjølle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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