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Djäwul’ns blåsbeöl’e (gender unknown)

(the) devil’s bellows

Sobriquet (also Soubriquet): A “nickname” that can be used endearingly or otherwise. In references to bagpipes it is used disdainfully only, however.

Identical types: 11

NB: note the 4 slightly different [seemingly sloppy] spellings in Allmo.


Sources

Allmo, Per-Ulf: Säckpipan i norden: från änglars musik till djävulens blåsbälg (Bagpipes in the nordic countries [From music of the angels to the devil’s bellows]). Stockholm, 1990, p.35, 258 (djävul’ns blåsbeōl’e), 301, 530 (1855c [➺ Djäwul’ns blåsbeōl’e; in text: Djâwul’ns blâsbeöl’e]).