botl

Old English

Alternative forms

bold

Etymology

Probably representing an earlier *boþl, from Proto-West Germanic *bōþl, from Proto-Germanic *bōþlą, from an instrumental form of *būaną (“to dwell”). Compare Old Norse ból. More at suffix -eld.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /botl/

Noun

botl n (West Saxon)

building
house, dwelling

Declension

Declension of botl (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	bold	bold
accusative	bold	bold
genitive	boldes	bolda
dative	bolde	boldum

Derived terms

bytlan
cynebotl

Descendants

Middle English: bottle (in placenames)
- English: bottle (in placenames e.g. Walbottle, Shilbottle)
Middle English: bold (from metathetic form bold)
- English: bold

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