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”). Doublet of bolster and bölja. Cognate of Danish bælg, Dutch balg, German Balg, Gothic 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐌲𐍃 (balgs).

Noun

bälg c

1. bellows

Declension

Declension of bälg

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

Derived terms

• blåsbälg
• bälgaspel
• bälgkamera
• smidesbälg
• orgelbälg
• trampbälg

References

• bälg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bälg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bälg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• bälg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• bälgher in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L