bolværk

== Danish == === Etymology === From Old Danish bulwærk, from Middle Low German bolwerk, from bole (“plank”) and werk (“work, works”). Compare Dutch bolwerk, German Bollwerk, Norwegian bolverk, Old Norse bolvirki and Swedish bålverk. Doublet of boulevard. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɔlvɛrk/, [ˈb̥ʌlˌvæɐ̯ɡ̊] === Noun === bolværk n (singular definite bolværket, plural indefinite bolværker) retaining wall (especially one along a waterfront) (by extension) wharf (figurative) bulwark, safeguard ==== Inflection ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (bulwark, safeguard): værn ==== See also ==== bolværk on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia da