böla

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bola"

Swedish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Old Norse baula, English bawl.

Verb

böla (present bölar, preterite bölade, supine bölat, imperative böla)

1. (colloquial) to weep (profusely), to bawl

   Jag bölade när min kanin dog

   I cried when my rabbit died

2. to let out an extended bellow (like a bull)

   Synonym: bröla

Declension

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
present participle		bölande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• lipa (“cry (over something relatively insignificant)”)
• storgråta

References

• 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)