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BoleEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 博樂 /博乐 (Bólè).
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Uncertain. Theories include derivation from Akan bɔro (bōro, “sweet”), Nuer bɛɛl (bōl, “grape”), and Gonja bɔl (bōl, “submission”).
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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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From Middle English bole, from Old Norse bolr, akin to Danish bul and German Bohle (“plank”). See also bulwark (“defensive wall”).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗boleEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
From Ancient Greek βῶλος (bôlos, “clod or lump of earth”): compare French bol. Doublet of bolus.
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1888; pinned HTML transcription updated October 28, 2024- BoleMiddle English · word_bole_sb_1
Bole, sb. a kind of clay, C3. Comb.: bole armoniak, Armenian clay, C3, NED (s.v. ammoniac).—Lat. bolus; Gr. βῶλος, clod. Source markup note (Greek transliteration; text “βῶλος”): bôlos
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Bole, sb. bull, S, C, C3; bule, S; bulez, pl., S2; bolis, W; boolis, W.—Icel. boli.
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