bulder
See also: búlder
English
Noun
bulder (plural bulders)
- Obsolete form of boulder.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
Formed by buldre, from Middle Low German bulder. Cognate include German Gepolter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbulˀʌ]
Noun
bulder n (singular definite bulderet, not used in plural form)
- a persistent loud, hollow, rumbling sound
- (figuratively) an intense, possibly excessive debate or attention
References
- “bulder” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ʏldər
Verb
bulder
- inflection of bulderen:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Anagrams
Middle English
Etymology 1
Short for bulder ston (“a stone that's been worn into a round shape, boulder, cobblestone”), possibly from Old Swedish *buldersten, itself possibly from Old Swedish bulder (“rumble, noise”) + sten (“stone”);
Alternative forms
- buldir
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbuldər/
Noun
bulder (plural bulders or buldyrys)
- A stone worn round, boulder, cobblestone.
Descendants
References
- “bulder, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Noun
bulder
- alternative form of byldere
Spanish
Noun
bulder m (uncountable)