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bole

/ˈbəʊl/BOHL
/ˈboʊl/BOHL

Meaninga tree trunk

Common meaning: the main stem of a tree

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)bolrsource
  2. Middle Englishbolesource
  3. Englishbole‘the main stem of a tree’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) bolr ‘a tree trunk’.

Roots

  • bolr Old Norse (Icelandic) “a tree trunk”

Related words

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