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bylgja.

wave, billow

6 characters2 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɪlca]

  1. wave, billow

    feminine

  2. wave

    feminine

  3. tilde

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Norse bylgja, from Proto-Germanic *bulgijō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ-.

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