blý

See also: bly

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse blý.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plʊiː/

  Rhymes: -ʊiː

Noun

blý n (genitive singular blýs, uncountable)

1. (poetic) lead (chemical element)

Declension

Declension of blý (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	blý	blýið
accusative	blý	blýið
dative	blýi	blýinum
genitive	blýs	blýsins

Synonyms

• blýggj

Icelandic

Chemical element
Pb
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Etymology

From Old Norse blý.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pliː/

  Rhymes: -iː

Noun

blý n (genitive singular blýs, no plural)

1. lead (chemical element)

Declension

declension of blý

n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	blý	blýið
accusative	blý	blýið
dative	blýi	blýinu
genitive	blýs	blýsins

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *blīwiją.

Noun

blý n

1. lead (metal)

Descendants

• Icelandic: blý
• Faroese: blýggj, blý
• Norwegian: bly
• Old Swedish: blȳ
  • Swedish: bly
  • → Finnish: lyijy
• Old Danish: blȳ
  • Danish: bly
• Scanian: blý
• Elfdalian: bly
• Gutnish: blöi