bølle
See also: bolle, bollë, Bolle, and Bölle
Danish
Etymology 1
From a gang called bøllesjakket, which took its name from its haunt, Bøllemosen (situated north of Copenhagen), which is again named after the plant bølle. The word was coined in 1885.
Noun
bølle
- bully
Declension
Declension of bølle
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bølle | bøllen | bøller | bøllene |
| genitive | bølles | bøllens | bøllers | bøllenes |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *bulljō, from Proto-Indo-European *bhljā (“testicle”), probably because of the similarity of the berry to testicles.
Noun
bølle
- bog bilberry (bush)
Declension
Declension of bølle
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | bølle | bøllen | bøller | bøllene |
| genitive | bølles | bøllens | bøllers | bøllenes |
References
- Politikens Nudansk Ordbog med etymologi, 3rd ed. (c) 2005.
- “bølle” in Den Danske Ordbog
- “bølle,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the Danish name Bøllemose, a place where a band of misbehaving boys from Copenhagen would hang out. Term coined in 1885.
Noun
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
Derived terms
- bilbølle
- bøll
- bøllefrø
- bøllete
Verb
bølle (present tense bøller, past tense bølla or bøllet, past participle bølla or bøllet)
- Act like a brute
- benignly harassing
References
- “bølle” in The Bokmål Dictionary.