bole

English

/boʊl/, /bəʊl/

noun

Definitions

The trunk or stem of a tree.

Etymology

Derived from Middle English bole (tree trunk, trunk) derived from Old Norse bolr (bole).

Origin

Old Norse

bolr

Gloss

bole

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

bollard English
bollarded English
bollarding English
bull English
bulwark English
work English
*bʰel- Proto-Indo-European
bol Norwegian Nynorsk
bula Old English
bole Middle English
bollard Middle English
bullok Middle English
bulwerk Middle English
bolr Old Norse
bolur Icelandic
bulur Faroese