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

1. "misfortune-worker" (a pseudonym used by Odin when lying to the giants)

Descendants

• Icelandic: Bölverkur
  • → Swedish: Bölverk
  • → Danish: Bølværk
• Faroese: Bølverkur
• Norwegian Bokmål: Bolverk