"bowle" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbuːl(ə)/ Forms: bowlys [plural], boule [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French bulle, boule, from Latin bulla. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:bor|fro:bulle}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "gloss" : "swelling", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bew-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "blow", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "*bʰel-", "gloss" : "to blow, to swell up", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "bulla", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "bulle", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "bowle", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="bowle">, {{bor+|enm|fro|bulle,boule}} Borrowed from Old French bulle, boule, {{der|enm|la|bulla}} Latin bulla Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} bowle, {{enm-noun|bowlys}} bowle (plural bowlys)
  1. sphere
    Sense id: en-bowle-enm-noun-D1i3i8VO
  2. bowling ball
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  3. throw, cast
    Sense id: en-bowle-enm-noun-0P3okS1h
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