Bǫlverkr

== Old Norse == === Etymology === From bǫl (“bale, misfortune”) + verkr (“worker, doer”). Thus literally "worker (or doer) of misfortune". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔlwerkʀ/ Hyphenation: Bọl‧verk‧r === Noun === Bǫlverkr m "misfortune-worker" (a pseudonym used by Odin when lying to the giants) ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: Bölverkur → Swedish: Bölverk → Danish: Bølværk Faroese: Bølverkur Norwegian Bokmål: Bolverk