böllur

See also: bollur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bǫllr (“ball, globe; glans penis”), from Proto-Germanic *balluz (“ball”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰoln- (“a bubble”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, to inflate, to swell”); compare English ball.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpœtlʏr/

  Rhymes: -œtlʏr

Noun

böllur m (genitive singular ballar, nominative plural bellir)

1. (vulgar) penis, cock, prick

   Synonyms: reður, typpi

2. (rare or archaic, vulgar) scrotum, balls

   Synonym: pungur

3. (obsolete) ball

Declension

Declension of böllur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	böllur	böllurinn	bellir	bellirnir
accusative	böll	böllinn	belli	bellina
dative	belli	bellinum	böllum	böllunum
genitive	ballar	ballarins	balla	ballanna

Derived terms

• böllóttur