bulder

See also: búlder

English

Noun

bulder (plural bulders)

1. Obsolete form of boulder.

Anagrams

• burled, deblur

Danish

Etymology

Formed by buldre, from Middle Low German bulder. Cognate include German Gepolter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbulˀʌ]

Noun

bulder n (singular definite bulderet, not used in plural form)

1. a persistent loud, hollow, rumbling sound

   Coordinate terms: rabalder, brag, døn, smæld

2. (figuratively) an intense, possibly excessive debate or attention

   Synonyms: ballade, ståhej

References

• “bulder” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ʏldər

Verb

bulder

1. inflection of bulderen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• brulde

Middle English

Etymology 1

Short for bulder ston (“a stone that's been worn into a round shape, boulder, cobblestone”), possibly from Old Swedish *buldersten, itself possibly from Old Swedish bulder (“rumble, noise”) + sten (“stone”);

Alternative forms

• buldir

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbuldər/

Noun

bulder (plural bulders or buldyrys)

1. A stone worn round, boulder, cobblestone.

Descendants

• English: boulder
• Fingallian: boldarys (plural)

References

• “bulder, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Noun

bulder

1. Alternative form of byldere

Spanish

Noun

bulder m (uncountable)

1. bouldering