Icelandic

Verb

baula ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative baulaði, supine baulað)

1. (of a cow) to moo, to low
2. to make a loud (deep) noise; to bellow

Derived terms

• baul
• baula (noun)

Noun

baula f ‎(genitive singular baulu, nominative plural baulur)

1. (colloquial) cow
2. the hyoid of a cod (or similar fish)

Declension

Etymology 2

From Danish bøjle, from an older bøgel, related to Norwegian Nynorsk bøygjel, Swedish bögel, from Proto-Germanic *baugila-.

Noun

baula f ‎(genitive singular baulu, nominative plural baulur)

1. U-bolt
2. (music) crook (length of tubing used to tune brass instruments)
3. (music) barrel (part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint)

Declension

Old Norse

Etymology

Of imitative origin.

Verb

baula

1. to bellow

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.