bál

Icelandic

/pauːl/

noun
Definitions
  • a fire, a bonfire
  • a conflagration, a blaze

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse bál (fire) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bēlą (pyre) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (shine, swell, blow, inflate, roar, sound, gleam, bark, white, shiny, light, speak, be white, bright, yell, swell up, blow up, shimmer, bubble, sparkle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰel-

Gloss

shine, swell, blow, inflate, roar, sound, gleam, bark, white, shiny, light, speak, be white, bright, yell, swell up, blow up, shimmer, bubble, sparkle

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

白

Emoji
🌟 ⭐️ 🌟 🌠 💡 🔦 🕯️

Timeline

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