bolr
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *bulaz (“trunk; plank”), and cognate with German Bohle (“thick plank”). Further probably from Proto-Indo-European *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)
- trunk (of a tree or the body)
Declension
| 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 |
Descendants
- Icelandic: bolur
- Faroese: bulur
- Norwegian: bol
- Swedish: bål
- Danish: bul
- → Middle English: bole
- English: bole
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ƀulaz ~ *ƀulō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], 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