"Bǫlverkr" meaning in Old Norse

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Noun

IPA: /bɔlwerkʀ/
Etymology: From bǫl (“bale, misfortune”) + verkr (“worker, doer”). Thus literally "worker (or doer) of misfortune". Head templates: {{head|non|proper nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|tr=}} Bǫlverkr m, {{non-proper noun|m}} Bǫlverkr m
  1. "misfortune-worker" (a pseudonym used by Odin when lying to the giants) Tags: masculine

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          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: Bölverkur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: Bölverkur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Bölverk",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: Bölverk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: Bölverk"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "Bølværk",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: Bølværk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: Bølværk"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "Bølverkur"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: Bølverkur",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: Bølverkur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "Bolverk"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: Bolverk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: Bolverk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bǫl (“bale, misfortune”) + verkr (“worker, doer”). Thus literally \"worker (or doer) of misfortune\".",
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        "head": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Bǫlverkr m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Bǫlverkr m",
      "name": "non-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Bọl‧verk‧r"
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        {
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          "name": "Old Norse entries with language name categories using raw markup",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Norse names for Odin",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "\"misfortune-worker\" (a pseudonym used by Odin when lying to the giants)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "pseudonym",
          "pseudonym"
        ],
        [
          "Odin",
          "Odin"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔlwerkʀ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bǫlverkr"
}
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: Bölverkur"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "Bölverk",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Swedish: Bölverk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Swedish: Bölverk"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "Bølværk",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Danish: Bølværk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Danish: Bølværk"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "Bølverkur"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: Bølverkur"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "Bolverk"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: Bolverk",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: Bolverk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From bǫl (“bale, misfortune”) + verkr (“worker, doer”). Thus literally \"worker (or doer) of misfortune\".",
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        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
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      "args": {
        "1": "m"
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Bọl‧verk‧r"
  ],
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        "Old Norse entries with language name categories using raw markup",
        "Old Norse lemmas",
        "Old Norse masculine nouns",
        "Old Norse names for Odin",
        "Old Norse proper nouns",
        "Old Norse terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "\"misfortune-worker\" (a pseudonym used by Odin when lying to the giants)"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "pseudonym",
          "pseudonym"
        ],
        [
          "Odin",
          "Odin"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɔlwerkʀ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Bǫlverkr"
}

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