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Bjalla

Bjalla

See also: bjalla

Faroese

Proper noun

Bjalla f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Bjalla: Bjalluson
  • daughter of Bjalla: Bjalludóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Bjalla
Accusative Bjallu
Dative Bjallu
Genitive Bjallu

bjalla

bjalla

See also: Bjalla

Icelandic

Noun

bjalla f (genitive singular bjöllu, nominative plural bjöllur)

  1. bell (metallic resonating object)
  2. (music) bell (of a wind instrument)
Declension

Etymology 2

From the noun bjalla.

Verb

bjalla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bjallaði, supine bjallað)

  1. to be noisy
  2. (with the preposition í) to call
    Bjallaðu í mig þegar verkinu er lokið.
    Call me when the job is finished.
  3. to crow (said of ravens)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • bjallandi

Etymology 3

Origin uncertain. Probably related to Danish bille.

Noun

bjalla f (genitive singular bjöllu, nominative plural bjöllur)

  1. beetle
Declension

References


Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bellǭ; Cognate with Old English belle.

Noun

bjalla f (genitive bjǫllu, plural bjǫllur)

  1. bell

Declension

Descendants

  • Norwegian Bokmål: bjelle
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: bjølle
  • Swedish: bjälla

References

  • bjalla in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press