bälg

See also: balg, Balg, and bælg

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bælgher, from Old Norse belgr, from Proto-Germanic *balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”). Cognate of Danish bælg, Dutch balg, German Balg, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌲𐍃 (balgs).

Doublet of bölja (“wave”), cognate to English bulge. Related to Swedish boll (“ball”), bulle (“bun”), bula (“bulge”), bulna (“swell”), bulen (“swollen”), bolster (“bolster”) etc.

Noun

bälg c

  1. bellows
  2. bulge
  3. a hoop, a ring, a frame
    Synonyms: ögla, bygel
  4. (palaeography, runology) bow (closed curved stroke)
    Synonyms: ögla, bygel
    • 2025 December 22, En tidigare okänd dalruneinskrift:
      Det sista tecknet sitter tämligen avskilt från l-runan och verkar vara en u-runa till, denna gång med rundad bistav (eventuellt toppen av en bälg på ett skadat þ/d/D).
      The last character sits quite separate from the l-rune and appears to be another u-rune, this time with a rounded bystave (possibly the top of a bow on a damaged þ/d/D).

Declension

Declension of bälg
nominative genitive
singular indefinite bälg bälgs
definite bälgen bälgens
plural indefinite bälgar bälgars
definite bälgarna bälgarnas

Derived terms

  • bälga (“to gulp, to bellow”)

References

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