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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/bölken

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
bölken
Friedrich Kluge2506374An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — bölken1891John Francis Davis

bölken, vb., ‘to roar, bleat,’ ModHG. only, and perhaps cognate with bellen, which had formerly a wider signification than in ModHG.; comp. Du. bulken, ‘to bellow, bleat.’