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Danish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *bulljō, from Proto-Indo-European *bhljā (“testicle”), probably because of the similarity of the berry to testicles.
Noun
bølle
- bog bilberry (bush)
Declension
Etymology 2
Coined in 1885, from a gang called bøllesjakket, which took its name from its haunt, Bøllemosen (situated north of Copenhagen), which is in turn named after the plant bølle (etymology 1). Unrelated to English bully.
Noun
bølle
- bully
Declension
Related terms
References
- ^ Becker-Christensen, Christian (2010) Nudansk ordbog med etymologi [Modern Danish Dictionary with Etymology], Politikens Forlagshus
- ^ Becker-Christensen, Christian (2010) Nudansk ordbog med etymologi [Modern Danish Dictionary with Etymology], Politikens Forlagshus
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the Danish name Bøllemose, a place where a band of misbehaving boys from Copenhagen would hang out. Term coined in 1885. Unrelated to English bully.
Noun
bølle f or m (definite singular bølla or bøllen, indefinite plural bøller, definite plural bøllene)
- brute; a brutish person
- rascal; a trickster, troublemaker.
Derived terms
Verb
bølle (present tense bøller, past tense bølla or bøllet, past participle bølla or bøllet)
- Act like a brute
- benignly harassing
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