bole
Middle English
/ˈbul(ə)/, /ˈbɔːl/
noun
Definitions
- bull, steer, male cow
- (heraldry) A heraldic bull
- (astrology) Taurus zodiac
- (astronomy) Taurus constellation
Etymology
Derived from Old English bula (bull, steer) derived from Old Norse boli (bull) inherited from Proto-Germanic *bulô (bull).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*bulô
Gloss
bull
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bole English
- bollard English
- bull English
- bull butter English
- bull dyke English
- bull-like English
- bull-mobile English
- bull-necked English
- bull-thrower English
- bullbaiting English
- bullbleep English
- bullcrap English
- bullcrud English
- bulldog English
- bulldoze English
- bulldung English
- bulldust English
- bullfaced English
- bullfight English
- bullfighter English
- bullfighting English
- bullfinch English
- bullfrog English
- bullfuck English
- bullhead English
- bullheaded English
- bullhook English
- bullhorn English
- bullish English
- bullneck English
- bullnecked English
- bullnose English
- bullock English
- bullpen English
- bullplop English
- bullpoop English
- bullpucky English
- bullrail English
- bullring English
- bullroarer English
- bullscutter English
- bullseye English
- bullshit English
- bullshot English
- bullsnake English
- bullsnot English
- bullspeak English
- bullswool English
- bullwhacker English
- bullwhip English
- bullwort English
- bulwark English
- chrysobull English
- permabull English
- semibull English
- stingbull English
- superbull English
- *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European
- *bʰl̥no- Proto-Indo-European
- *bulô Proto-Germanic
- bol Norwegian Nynorsk
- bula Old English
- bulluc Old English
- bollard Middle English
- bullok Middle English
- bullúil Irish
- boli Old Norse
- bolr Old Norse
- boli Icelandic
- bolur Icelandic
- bulur Faroese
- *bullo Old Dutch
- *bula Old Frisian
- bula-ma-kau Samoan Plantation Pidgin