bolin

See also: Bolin and bolín

English

Noun

bolin (plural bolins)

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

Anagrams

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

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