bøle

• IPA^(key): /²bøː.lə/, /²bøː.ɽə/

From Old Norse byrða. The -l- is due to the thick L transition from Old Norse -rð- to a retroflex flap, normally written as l.

• byra, byrda, bøla, børa, børe

bøle f (definite singular bøla, indefinite plural bøler, definite plural bølene)

1. a chest made from boards, used to store grain, flour or breads

From Old Norse bœli n, in an umlaut relationship with bol (from Old Norse ból). The verb might be from the noun, but could also be created with bol as the base for a causative verb. If so, it is akin to the English verb build.

bøle n (definite singular bølet, indefinite plural bøle, definite plural bøla)

1. a human residence
2. a hive
3. a nest
4. a litter as might be found in a hive or nest
5. a large number of people

• bøling
• hybel

bøle (present tense bøler, past tense bølte, past participle bølt, passive infinitive bølast, present participle bølande, imperative bøl)

1. (of an animal) to hive, nest

• bøla (a-infinitive)

• “bøle” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.