Beyla

Old Norse Etymology Uncertain, speculations include: a derivation from non beyla hump, from non baula cow, barn woman and from non baun bean through a non gem-pro *baunilō which would make her a fertility goddess, cf. non Byggvir. Pronunciation non /ˈbøy.lɑ/ 9th century West Norse non /ˈbøy.la/ 12th century Icelandic Proper noun non proper noun non Norse mythology A goddess, wife of Byggvir, servant of Freyr non 12th century Lokasenna "Þegi þú, Beyla,þú ert Byggvis kvænok meini blandinn mjök,ókynjan meirakom-a med ása sonum;öll ertu, deigja, dritin." ..."Silence, Beyla.You're Byggvir's wife—and you have plenty of other faults.There's no greater beastamong the Aesir,you lowly milkmaid." Jackson Crawford, The Poetic Edda: Expanded Second Edition 2025 non female Declension non References Orðsifjabók.Árnastofnun Lokasenna at Heimskringla Jackson Crawford, 2025, The Poetic Edda: Expanded Second Edition, 2nd ed., Hackett Publishing, ISBN- 978-1-64792-249-8