bälg

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See also: balg, Balg, and bælg

Swedish

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Etymology

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

Noun

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bälg c

  1. bellows

Declension

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Declension of bälg 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative bälg bälgen bälgar bälgarna
Genitive bälgs bälgens bälgars bälgarnas

Derived terms

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References

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