bole

bole · noun¹

1. Old Norse · derived frombolr
2. Middle English · derived frombole
3. English todaybole

From Middle English bole, from Old Norse bolr, akin to Danish bul and German Bohle (“plank”). See also bulwark (“defensive wall”).

bole · noun²

1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromβῶλος“clod or lump of earth”
2. English todaybole

From Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod or lump of earth”): compare French bol. Doublet of bolus.

Bole · proper noun³

1. Mandarin · borrowed from博樂 /博乐
2. English todayBole

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 博樂 /博乐 (Bólè).

Bole · proper noun⁴

1. Gonja · derived frombɔl“submission”
2. Nuer · derived frombɛɛl“grape”
3. Akan · derived frombɔro“sweet”
4. English todayBole

Uncertain. Theories include derivation from Akan bɔro (bōro, “sweet”), Nuer bɛɛl (bōl, “grape”), and Gonja bɔl (bōl, “submission”).

Bole · proper noun⁵

From earlier Bolle, ultimately from either the dative singular bolde or dative plural boldum of bold (“house”); the latter is perhaps suggested by its attestation in the Domesday Book as Medieval Latin Bolun.

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