bjällra
Swedish
Etymology
Variant of bjälla, possibly blended with skallra. From Old Swedish biælla, from Old Norse bjalla, from Proto-Germanic *bellǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-.
Usage notes
Turns into bjäller- in compounds.
Declension
| Declension of bjällra | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | bjällra | bjällran | bjällror | bjällrorna |
| Genitive | bjällras | bjällrans | bjällrors | bjällrornas |
Derived terms
- bjällerklang (“sound of jingle bells”)
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