bølle

See also: bolle, bollë, Bolle, and Bölle

Danish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *bulljō, from Proto-Indo-European *bhljā (“testicle”), probably because of the similarity of the berry to testicles.[1]

Noun

bølle

  1. bog bilberry (bush)
Declension
Declension of bølle
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bølle bøllen bøller bøllene
genitive bølles bøllens bøllers bøllenes

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).[2] Unrelated to English bully.

Noun

bølle

  1. bully
Declension
Declension of bølle
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bølle bøllen bøller bøllene
genitive bølles bøllens bøllers bøllenes

References
  1. Becker-Christensen, Christian (2010) Nudansk ordbog med etymologi [Modern Danish Dictionary with Etymology], Politikens Forlagshus
  2. 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)

  1. brute; a brutish person
  2. rascal; a trickster, troublemaker.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • bilbølle
  • bøll
  • bøllefrø
  • bøllete

Verb

bølle (present tense bøller, past tense bølla or bøllet, past participle bølla or bøllet)

  1. Act like a brute
  2. benignly harassing

References
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