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bjalla

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Norse bjalla, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ; cognate with English bell.

Noun

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bjalla f (genitive singular bjöllu, nominative plural bjöllur)

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

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From the noun bjalla.

Verb

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

  1. to be noisy
  2. to call [with í]
    Bjallaðu í mig þegar verkinu er lokið.
    Call me when the job is finished.
  3. to crow (said of ravens)
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Etymology 3

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Uncertain. Probably related to Danish bille.

Noun

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bjalla f (genitive singular bjöllu, nominative plural bjöllur)

  1. beetle
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References

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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

Noun

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bjalla f (genitive bjǫllu, plural bjǫllur)

  1. bell

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “bjalla”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive