bolr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-GermanicCategory:Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#BOLRCategory:Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic#BOLR *bulaz (“trunk; plank”), and cognate with German Bohle (“thick plank”). Further probably from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#BOLR *bʰel- (“to swell, blow”), with similar formation logic from the same root ("large swollen object") as Proto-Germanic *balluz (“ball”).[1]

Noun

bolr m (genitive bols, plural bolir)Category:Old Norse lemmas#BOLRCategory:Old Norse nouns#BOLRCategory:Old Norse entries with incorrect language header#BOLRCategory:Old Norse masculine nouns#BOLRCategory:Pages with entries#BOLRCategory:Pages with 1 entry#BOLR

  1. trunk (of a tree or the body)

Declension

Declension of bolr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bolr bolrinn bolir bolirnir
accusative bol bolinn boli bolina
dative bol bolinum bolum bolunum
genitive bols bolsins bola bolanna
Category:Old Norse masculine i-stem nouns

Descendants

References

  1. ↑ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*ƀulaz ~ *ƀulō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 62

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “bolr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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