böla

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bola"

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Old Norse baula, English bawl.

Verb

böla (present bölar, preterite bölade, supine bölat, imperative böla)

  1. (colloquial) to weep (profusely), to bawl
    Jag bölade när min kanin dog
    I cried when my rabbit died
  2. to let out an extended bellow (like a bull)
    Synonym: bröla

Declension

Conjugation of böla (weak)
active passive
infinitive böla bölas
supine bölat bölats
imperative böla
imper. plural1 bölen
present past present past
indicative bölar bölade bölas bölades
ind. plural1 böla bölade bölas bölades
subjunctive2 böle bölade böles bölades
present participle bölande
past participle

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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