böla

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bola"

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Old Norse baula, English bawl.

Verb

böla (present bölar, preterite bölade, supine bölat, imperative böla)

  1. (colloquial) to weep (profusely), to bawl
    Jag bölade när min kanin dog
    I cried when my rabbit died
  2. to let out an extended bellow (like a bull)
    Synonym: bröla

Declension
Conjugation of böla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive böla bölas
Supine bölat bölats
Imperative böla —
Imper. plural1 bölen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative bölar bölade bölas bölades
Ind. plural1 böla bölade bölas bölades
Subjunctive2 böle bölade böles bölades
Participles
Present participle bölande
Past participle —
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also
  • lipa (“cry (over something relatively insignificant)”)

References
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