bælg

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse belgr, from Proto-Germanic *balgiz (“bag”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).

Noun

bælg c (singular definite bælgen, plural indefinite bælge)

pod

Declension

Declension of bælg

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bælg	bælgen	bælge	bælgene
genitive	bælgs	bælgens	bælges	bælgenes

Further reading

“bælg” in Den Danske Ordbog
“bælg” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Old English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bælj/, [bæɫj]

Noun

bælġ m

Alternative form of bielġ

Descendants

Middle English: bely, beli, baly, belwe, balyw, belgh
- English: belly, ballow, bellows
- Scots: belly, bally
- Yola: bellee, belooze

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