basl

See also: BASL

Icelandic

Etymology

Back-formation from basla (“to toil, to work hard; to live in poverty”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pastl/
  • Rhymes: -astl

Noun

basl n (genitive singular basls, no plural)

  1. toil, drudgery
    Synonyms: puð, baks, strit, erfiði, púl, streð
  2. poverty, destitution
    Synonyms: fátækt, örbirgð

Declension
declension of basl
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative basl baslið
accusative basl baslið
dative basli baslinu
genitive basls baslsins
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