bølle
Danish edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *bulljō, from Proto-Indo-European *bhljā (“testicle”), probably because of the similarity of the berry to testicles[1].
Noun edit
bølle
- bog bilberry (bush)
Declension edit
Declension of bølle
Etymology 2 edit
Coined in 1885, from a gang called bøllesjakket, which took its name from its haunt, Bøllemosen (situated north of Copenhagen), which is in turn named after the plant bølle (etymology 1)[2]. Unrelated to English bully.
Noun edit
bølle
Declension edit
Declension of bølle
Related terms edit
References edit
- “bølle1” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “bølle2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From the Danish name Bøllemose, a place where a band of misbehaving boys from Copenhagen would hang out. Term coined in 1885. Unrelated to English bully.
Noun edit
bølle f or m (definite singular bølla or bøllen, indefinite plural bøller, definite plural bøllene)
- brute; a brutish person
- rascal; a trickster, troublemaker.
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
bølle (present tense bøller, past tense bølla or bøllet, past participle bølla or bøllet)
References edit
- “bølle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.