bolin

== English == === Noun === bolin (plural bolins) 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 bowline (a rope attached to the side of a sail to pull it towards the bow) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== på lösa boliner ==== See also ==== pålstek === References === “bolin”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “bolin”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “bolin”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) 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)