bolin

See also: Bolin and bolín

English

Noun

bolin (plural bolins)

1. Alternative form of bowline (“type of knot”)

Anagrams

• Libon

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish boghlina, equivalent to bog (“bow”) +‎ lina (“line”). Cognate of English bowline, German Bulin, Dutch boelijn, French bouline, Spanish bolina, Italian bolina, Russian бу́линь (búlinʹ), Ukrainian булінь (bulinʹ). Exact origin somewhat murky.

Noun

bolin c

1. bowline (a rope attached to the side of a sail to pull it towards the bow)

Declension

Declension of bolin

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	bolin	bolins
	definite	bolinen	bolinens
plural	indefinite	boliner	boliners
	definite	bolinerna	bolinernas

Derived terms

• på lösa boliner

See also

• pålstek

References

• bolin in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• bolin in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• bolin in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• bolin in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
• boghlina in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L
• bolin in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)