barsel

From Old Danish barnsøl, a compound of barn (“child”) and øl (“beer”). The word originally designating a celebration after the birth of a child. Cf. also Norwegian Bokmål barsel and Swedish barnsöl. The modern form is influenced by the suffix -sel.

See also gravøl (“wake”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈb̥ɑːsl̩, ˈb̥ɑˀsl̩]

barsel c (singular definite barslen, plural indefinite barsler)

1. confinement (after childbirth), lying-in
2. parental leave

• “barsel” in Den Danske Ordbog

From earlier barnsøl.

barsel n (plural barselet)

1. childbirth
2. (historical) a feast by a child's birth or baptism

• barselgruppe
• barselpermisjon

• “barsel” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.