"ball" meaning in Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

Forms: ballen [definite, singular], baller [indefinite, plural], ballene [definite, plural]
Etymology: From Old Norse bǫllr. Etymology templates: {{der|nb|non|bǫllr}} Old Norse bǫllr
  1. ball (solid or hollow sphere) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ball-nb-noun-U3RRTwcF
  2. ball (object, usually spherical, used for playing games) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-ball-nb-noun-MEXbsaAO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

Forms: ballet [definite, singular], ball [indefinite, plural], baller [indefinite, plural], balla [definite, plural], ballene [definite, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French bal. Etymology templates: {{bor|nb|fr|bal}} French bal
  1. ball (formal social occasion involving dancing) Tags: neuter Derived forms: ballkjole, ballsal
    Sense id: en-ball-nb-noun-9monTTPw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ballgutt"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ballspill"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "balltre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dødball"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fjærball"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "fotball"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "håndball"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "handball"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "nettball"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "snøball"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Old Norse bǫllr.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ballen",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baller",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ballene",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-ball-nb-noun-U3RRTwcF",
      "links": [
        [
          "ball",
          "ball#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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    "no:ball (dans)"
  ],
  "word": "ball"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "French bal",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French bal.",
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    },
    {
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balla",
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        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "plural"
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        },
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      ],
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          "ball",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "word": "ball"
}
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
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    },
    {
      "word": "ballgutt"
    },
    {
      "word": "ballspill"
    },
    {
      "word": "balltre"
    },
    {
      "word": "dødball"
    },
    {
      "word": "fjærball"
    },
    {
      "word": "fotball"
    },
    {
      "word": "håndball"
    },
    {
      "word": "handball"
    },
    {
      "word": "nettball"
    },
    {
      "word": "snøball"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    },
    {
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ball",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "baller",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "balla",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ballene",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
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  "lang_code": "nb",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "ball (formal social occasion involving dancing)"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "ball",
          "ball#English"
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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  ],
  "word": "ball"
}

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