bolin
See also: Bolin
English edit
Noun edit
bolin (plural bolins)
- Alternative form of bowline (“type of knot”)
Anagrams edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish boghlina, equivalent to bog (“bow”) + lina (“line”). Cognate of English bowline, German Bulin, Dutch boelijn, French bouline, Spanish bolina, Italian bolina, Russian бу́линь (búlinʹ), Ukrainian булінь (bulinʹ). Exact origin somewhat murky.
Noun edit
bolin c
- bowline (a rope attached to the side of a sail to pull it towards the bow)
Declension edit
Declension of bolin | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | bolin | bolinen | boliner | bolinerna |
Genitive | bolins | bolinens | boliners | bolinernas |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
References edit
- bolin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- bolin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- bolin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- bolin in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- boghlina in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L