bålverk

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bolverk or bulværk, from Middle Low German bolwerk. Superficially equivalent to bål (“bole; stem; sturdy plank”) +‎ verk.

Doublet of bulevard. Cognate of German Bollwerk, Danish bolværk, Dutch bolwerk, English bulwark, French boulevard.

Noun

bålverk n

(historical) bulwark
(figurative) stronghold

Declension

Declension of bålverk
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	bålverk	bålverket	bålverk	bålverken
Genitive	bålverks	bålverkets	bålverks	bålverkens

References

bålverk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
bålverk in Svensk ordbok (SO)
bålverk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
bålverk in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

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