bælle

Danish

Alternative forms

• bælge (dated)

Etymology

From Old Norse belgja, from Proto-Germanic *balgijaną, causative of *belganą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛlə]

Verb

bælle (imperative bæl, infinitive at bælle, present tense bæller, past tense bællede, perfect tense bællet)

1. to chug (to drink a lot of beer, water, etc. quickly and voraciously)

   Synonym: tylle

Conjugation

Conjugation of bælle

active passive present bæller bælles past bællede bælledes infinitive bælle bælles imperative bæl — participle present bællende past bællet (auxiliary verb have) gerund —

Derived terms

• bællevin

See also

• sluge

References

• “bælle” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “bælle” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog