basla

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Icelandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

basla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative baslaði, supine baslað)

  1. (intransitive) to toil, to work hard
    Synonyms: erfiða, strita, streða, baksa, púla, hamast, djöflast
  2. (intransitive) to live in poverty

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Derived terms[edit]

  • basl (toil, drudgery; poverty, destitution)

Maltese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic بَصَلَة (baṣala).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

basla f (singulative, collective basal, plural basliet)

  1. singulative of basal