Swedish noun

en böld

abscess, boil/bœlːd/

Meaning

abscess; boil

In Swedish: varbildning, bulnad

Forms

Forms of böld
Singular, indefinite	en böld
Singular, definite	bölden
Plural, indefinite	bölder
Plural, definite	bölderna

böld is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor böld, den stora bölden. Check another noun

Practise böld

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Is it en böld or ett böld?

Questions

What does böld mean in English?

böld means “abscess, boil”.

Is it en böld or ett böld?

It is en böld, and “the abscess” is bölden.

What is the plural of böld?

The plural of böld is bölder, and the definite plural is bölderna.

Origin

From Old Swedish byld, bøld.

Nearby common words

böld is number 9,155 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,151turas only used in turas om (“take turns”)
9,152orubblig immovable
9,153ene one; masculine definite of en
9,154hangarfartyg aircraft carrier (warship for launching aircraft)
9,156gips plaster
9,157handikapp disability, handicap
9,158maskot mascot
9,159påträffa find

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