bulle in Old French

Forms: bulle oblique singular or [canonical, feminine], bulles [oblique, plural], bulle [nominative, singular], bulles [nominative, plural], boille [alternative], boule [alternative], boulle [alternative], burle [alternative] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin bulla. Doublet of bille; compare also bole. Etymology templates: {{bor|fro|la|bulla}} Latin bulla, {{dbt|fro|bille|id1=bill}} Doublet of bille Head templates: {{fro-noun|f}} bulle oblique singular, f (oblique plural bulles, nominative singular bulle, nominative plural bulles)

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"bulle" meaning in Old French

Noun