bjalla

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpjatla/ Rhymes: -atla === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Norse bjalla, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ; cognate with English bell. ==== Noun ==== bjalla f (genitive singular bjöllu, nominative plural bjöllur) bell (metallic resonating object) (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) to be noisy to call [with í] to crow (said of ravens) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== bjallandi snoppubjalla === Etymology 3 === Uncertain. Probably related to Danish bille. ==== Noun ==== bjalla f (genitive singular bjöllu, nominative plural bjöllur) beetle ===== Declension ===== === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “bjalla”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *bellǭ; Cognate with Old English belle. === Noun === bjalla f (genitive bjǫllu, plural bjǫllur) bell ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: bjalla Faroese: bjølla Norwegian Nynorsk: bjølle (through bjǫllu) Old Swedish: biælla Swedish: bjällra (with unexplained -r-) Danish: bjælde Norwegian Bokmål: bjelle Gutnish: bjällå, bjälla === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “bjalla”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive