*bullǭ

Runic: ᛒᚢᛚᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈbul.lɔ̃ː/

noun · feminine · ōn-stem

Meanings

round object, ball
round vessel, bowl

Etymology

Derived from a zero-grade form of *ballô (‘ball’). Related to *balluz (‘round object, ball; (anatomy) ball of the hand, foot) and *bullô (‘round object; ball; bowl’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	bullǭ	bullōniz
Acc.	bullōnų	bullōnunz
Gen.	bullōniz	bullōnǫ̂
Dat.	bullōni	bullōmaz
Inst.	bullōnē	bullōmiz
Voc.	bullǭ	bullōniz

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Descendants

*bollā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bollo (Old Dutch)
  - bolle (Middle Dutch)
    - ból (Limburgish)
*bollā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bollo (Old Dutch)
  - bolle (Middle Dutch)
    - bol (Dutch)
      - bol (Afrikaans)
*bollā (Proto-West Germanic)
- bolle (Old English)
  - bolle (Middle English)
    - bowl (English)
    - boll, bol, bow (Scots)
*bollā (Proto-West Germanic)
- bolla (Old Frisian)
  - Boolje, Bol (Saterland Frisian)
  - bol (West Frisian)
*bollā (Proto-West Germanic)
- bolla (Old High German)
  - bolle (Middle High German)
    - Bölle, Belle, Böle (Alemannic German)
    - Bolle (German)
    - Boll, Bull (Luxembourgish)
*bollā (Proto-West Germanic)
- *bolla, bollo (Old Saxon)
  - bolle, bole (Middle Low German)
    - Boll, Bolle (Low German)
      - Bolltje (Low German)
        
        bolsje (Danish)
        
        Bollchen (German)

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