böla
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "bola"
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Onomatopoeic. Compare Old Norse baula, English bawl.
Verb[edit]
böla (present bölar, preterite bölade, supine bölat, imperative böla)
- (colloquial) to weep (profusely), to bawl
- Jag bölade när min kanin dog
- I cried when my rabbit died
- to let out an extended bellow (like a bull)
- Synonym: bröla
Declension[edit]
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[edit]
- lipa (“cry (over something relatively insignificant)”)
References[edit]
- böla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- böla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- böla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- böla in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)