Old English · noun

bolle

Part of speech: noun, feminine
Declension: weak n-stem
IPA: /ˈbol.le/
[ˈboɫ.ɫe]
Syllables: ˈbol · le (2 syllables)
Modern English: bowl beaker pot

Meaning

bowl, cup, pot, beaker, measure

Declension

Declension of bolle
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bolle	bollan
Accusative	bollan	bollan
Genitive	bollan	bollena
Dative	bollan	bollum

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bullǭ (“ball, round object, shell”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰln-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to blow, inflate, swell, bubble”). Cognate with Old Frisian bolla (“goblet”), Old Saxon bollo (“goblet”), Old High German bolla (“round vessel, bowl”), Old Norse bolli (“goblet, cup”).

Descendants

bowl

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