bølle

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish name Bøllemose, a place where a band of misbehaving boys from Copenhagen would hang out. Term coined in 1885.

Noun

bølle f, m (definite singular bølla/bøllen; indefinite plural bøller; definite plural bøllene)

1. brute; a brutish person

Derived terms

• bøll
• bøllete
• bilbølle
• bøllefrø

Verb

bølle (present tense bøller; past tense and past participle bølla or bøllet)

1. Act like a brute
2. benignly harassing

References

• “boelle” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary – Dokumentasjonsprosjektet.