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

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 (sg-only neuter)

	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