bolt

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɒlt/, /bəʊlt/, /bɔʊlt/
• (US) IPA^(key): /boʊlt/

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• Rhymes: -əʊlt, -ɒlt

Etymology 1

From Middle English bolt, from Old English bolt, from Proto-West Germanic *bolt, from Proto-Germanic *bultaz, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeld- (“to knock, strike”). Compare Lithuanian beldu (“I knock”), baldas (“pole for striking”).^[1] Akin to Dutch and West Frisian bout, German Bolz or Bolzen, Danish bolt, Swedish bult, Icelandic bolti.

Noun

bolt (plural bolts)

1. A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.

   • Cylindrical definition

     Shaped like a cylinder. (1 of 2 cylindrical definitions)

   • Unthreaded definition

     simple past tense and past participle of unthread

   • Nut definition

     (1 of 22 nut definitions)

   • Machine Screw definition

     A screw designed for metal or a similar material, usually with no point and a relatively fine thread, intended for prepared, threaded holes.
2. A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.
   • 1908 October, Kenneth Grahame, “Mr. Badger”, in The Wind in the Willows, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, OCLC 305520, page 69:

     There was the noise of a bolt shot back, and the door opened a few inches, enough to show a long snout and a pair of sleepy blinking eyes.

   • Slide definition

     To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface. (1 of 13 slide definitions)

   • Latch definition

     To close or lock as if with a latch. (1 of 2 latch definitions)
3. A bar of wood or metal dropped in horizontal hooks on a door and adjoining wall or between the two sides of a double door, to prevent the door(s) from being forced open.
4. (military, mechanical engineering) A sliding mechanism to chamber and unchamber a cartridge in a firearm.

   • Military definition

     Characteristic of members of the armed forces. (1 of 4 military definitions)

   • Mechanical Engineering definition

     The subfield of engineering concerned with designing and building machines and mechanical systems.

   • Chamber definition

     A room or set of rooms, particularly:

     1. The private room of an individual, especially of someone wealthy or noble.
     2. A bedroom.
     3. The private office of a judge.
     4. The room used for deliberation by a legislature.
     5. A single law office in a building housing several.
     6. Rooms in a lodging house.

     (1 of 15 chamber definitions)

   • Firearm definition

     A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.
5. A small personal-armour-piercing missile for short-range use, or (in common usage though deprecated by experts) a short arrow, intended to be shot from a crossbow or a catapult.

   • Arrow definition

     A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow. (1 of 6 arrow definitions)
6. A lightning spark, i.e., a lightning bolt.

   • Lightning definition

     A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth. (1 of 4 lightning definitions)

   • Spark definition

     A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire. (1 of 7 spark definitions)
7. A sudden event, action or emotion.

   The problem's solution struck him like a bolt from the blue.

   • 1994, Stephen Fry, The Hippopotamus Chapter 2

     With a bolt of fright he remembered that there was no bathroom in the Hobhouse Room. He leapt along the corridor in a panic, stopping by the long-case clock at the end where he flattened himself against the wall.

8. A large roll of fabric or similar material, as a bolt of cloth.
   • 1774 March 24, Stamford Mercury‎^[1]:

     Mr. Cole, Basket-maker...has lost near 300 boults of rods

   • 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “All Astir”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, OCLC 57395299, page 106:

     Not only were the old sails being mended, but new sails were coming on board, and bolts of canvas, and coils of rigging; in short, everything betokened that the ship's preparations were hurrying to a close.

   1. (nautical) The standard linear measurement of canvas for use at sea: 39 yards.

   • Nautical definition

     Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen.

   • Canvas definition

     A type of coarse cloth, woven from hemp, useful for making sails and tents or as a surface for paintings. (1 of 11 canvas definitions)

   • Yard definition

     A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building. (1 of 5 yard definitions)
9. A sudden spring or start; a sudden leap aside.

   The horse made a bolt.

10. A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.
    • 1887, Charles Reade and Compton Reade, Charles Reade, Dramatist, Novelist, Journalist: A Memoir

      This gentleman was so hopelessly involved that he contemplated a bolt to America — or anywhere.

    • Flight definition

      The act of flying. (1 of 16 flight definitions)

    • Creditor definition

      A person to whom a debt is owed. (1 of 2 creditor definitions)
11. (US, politics) A refusal to support a nomination made by the party with which one has been connected; a breaking away from one's party.

    • Politics definition

      A methodology and activities associated with running a government, an organization, or a movement. (1 of 5 politics definitions)

    • Nomination definition

      An act or instance of nominating. (1 of 2 nomination definitions)

    • Party definition

      A person or group of people constituting a particular side in a contract or legal action. (1 of 15 party definitions)
12. An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a fetter.
    • 1594 (first publication), Christopher Marlow[e], The Trovblesome Raigne and Lamentable Death of Edvvard the Second, King of England: […], London: […] [Eliot’s Court Press] for Henry Bell, […], published 1622, OCLC 837836359, (please specify the page):

      He shall to prison, and there die in boults.

    • c. 1603–1604, William Shakespeare, “Measvre for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act V, scene i]:

      Away with him to prison! Lay bolts enough upon him:

    • Iron definition

      (1 of 16 iron definitions)

    • Shackle definition

      A restraint fit over a human or animal appendage, such as a wrist, ankle or finger; normally used in pairs joined by a chain. (1 of 6 shackle definitions)

    • Fetter definition

      A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural). (1 of 2 fetter definitions)
13. A burst of speed or efficiency.
    • 2018 June 17, Barney Ronay, “Mexico’s Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian‎^[2], London: Guardian News & Media, ISSN 0261-3077, OCLC 229952407, archived from the original on 5 August 2019:

      In the event they lacked a proper midfield bolt, with Toni Kroos and Sami Khedira huffing around in pursuit of the whizzing green machine. The centre-backs looked flustered, left to deal with three on two as Mexico broke. Löw’s 4-2-3-1 seemed antiquated and creaky, with the old World Cup shark Thomas Müller flat-footed in a wide position.

14. A stalk or scape (of garlic, onion, etc).
    • 2013, Wong Yoon Wah, Durians Are Not the Only Fruit: Notes from the Tropics, Epigram Books (→ISBN)

      All kinds of vegetables may be used as a topping, but the best are strongly flavoured ones without too much moisture, such as celery, garlic bolts, chives, scallions, or various beans (long beans, green beans etc.) ...

    • 2017, Adam Brookes, The Spy's Daughter, Redhook (→ISBN)

      She ordered Cat's Ear Noodles heaped with garlic bolts and tomatoes, the broth thick with cumin, laced with black vinegar. The girl caught her accent, the sibilant sing-song of the south, and smiled, tilting her head questioningly.

    • Stalk definition

      The stem or main axis of a plant, which supports the seed-carrying parts. (1 of 10 stalk definitions)

    • Scape definition

      A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root. (1 of 5 scape definitions)

    • Garlic definition

      A plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking. (1 of 2 garlic definitions)

    • Onion definition

      A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. (1 of 7 onion definitions)

Derived terms

Descendants

• → Japanese: ボルト
• → Russian: болт (bolt)

Translations

See also

Verb

bolt (third-person singular simple present bolts, present participle bolting, simple past and past participle bolted)

1. To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.

   Bolt the vice to the bench.

   • Connect definition

     To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. (1 of 8 connect definitions)

   • Assemble definition

     To put together. (1 of 3 assemble definitions)
2. To secure a door by locking or barring it.

   Bolt the door.

   • 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, “The Advocate”, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, OCLC 57395299, page 122:

     If that double-bolted land, Japan, is ever to become hospitable, it is the whale-ship alone to whom the credit will be due; for already she is on the threshold.

   • Secure definition

     Free from attack or danger; protected. (1 of 9 secure definitions)

   • Door definition

     A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key. (1 of 8 door definitions)
3. (intransitive) To flee, to depart, to accelerate suddenly.

   Seeing the snake, the horse bolted.

   The actor forgot his line and bolted from the stage.

   • 1627, Michaell Drayton [i.e., Michael Drayton], “Nimphidia. The Court of Fayrie.”, in The Battaile of Agincourt. […], London: […] A[ugustine] M[atthews] for VVilliam Lee, […], published 1631, OCLC 1011821086, page 178:

     This Pucke ſeems but a dreaming dolt, / Still vvalking like a ragged Colt, / And oft out of a buſh doth bolt, / Of purpoſe to deceiue vs, / And leading vs makes vs to ſtray.

   • 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, Sydney: Ure Smith, published 1962, page 87:

     Bradly was embarrassed, detected in the character of a snooper. But he had to come on, short of bolting back in his tracks.

   • Accelerate definition

     To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of. (1 of 8 accelerate definitions)
4. (transitive) To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge (an animal being hunted).

   to bolt a rabbit

5. To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.
   • 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J. M[acock] for John Starkey […], OCLC 228732398, page 98:

     His cloudleſs thunder bolted on thir heads.

6. (intransitive) To escape.

   • Escape definition

     To get free; to free oneself. (1 of 6 escape definitions)
7. (intransitive, botany, of lettuce, spinach, garlic, onion, etc) To produce flower stalks and flowers or seeds quickly or prematurely; to form a bolt (stalk or scape); to go to seed.

   Lettuce and spinach will bolt as the weather warms up.

   • 1982, Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, Diane E. Bilderback, Garden Secrets: A Guide to Understanding how Your Garden Grows and how You Can Help it Grow Even Better, →ISBN:

     When an onion bolts and forms a flower stalk, the stem grows right up through the neck, forming a tough, fibrous tube that pierces the center of the bulb. The plant channels all its energy into this flower stalk, so no more fleshy  […]

   • 1995, Anne Raver, “Gandhi Gardening”, in Deep in the Green: An Exploration of Country Pleasures, New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, →ISBN:

     To be honest, this hasn't been my Garden of Eden year. […] The lettuce turned bitter and bolted. The Green Comet broccoli was good, but my coveted Romanescos never headed up.

   • 2011, Trina Clickner, A Miscellany of Garlic: From Paying Off Pyramids and Scaring Away Tigers to Inspiring Courage and Curing Hiccups, the Unusual Power Behind the World's Most Humble Vegetable, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:

     Hardneck garlic bolts, which means it produces a single flower stalk, also known as a scape. It is considered to be far tastier and “gourmet.” You can find hardneck garlic mainly at farmers' markets […]

   • Botany definition

     The scientific study of plants, a branch of biology. Typically those disciplines that involve the whole plant. (1 of 4 botany definitions)

   • Flowers definition

     plural of flower

   • Seed definition

     A fertilized and ripened ovule, containing an embryonic plant. (1 of 16 seed definitions)

   • Quickly definition

     Rapidly; with speed; fast. (1 of 2 quickly definitions)

   • Prematurely definition

     In a premature manner; too soon or too early.
8. To swallow food without chewing it.
   • 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 64, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, OCLC 57395299, page 327:

     Though amid all the smoking horror and diabolism of a sea-fight, sharks will be seen longingly gazing up to the ship’s decks, like hungry dogs round a table where red meat is being carved, ready to bolt down every killed man that is tossed to them;

   • 1859 November 24, Charles Darwin, “Geographical Distribution”, in On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, […], London: John Murray, […], OCLC 1029641431, page 362:

     Some hawks and owls bolt their prey whole, and after an interval of from twelve to twenty hours, disgorge pellets, which, as I know from experiments made in the Zoological Gardens, include seeds capable of germination.

9. To drink one's drink very quickly; to down a drink.

   Come on, everyone, bolt your drinks; I want to go to the next pub!

   • Down definition

     From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. (1 of 18 down definitions)
10. (US, politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by a party or caucus with which one has been connected; to break away from a party.

    • Caucus definition

      A usually preliminary meeting of party members to nominate candidates for public office or delegates to be sent a nominating convention, or to confer regarding policy. (1 of 3 caucus definitions)
11. To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.
    • 1634 October 9 (first performance), [John Milton], H[enry] Lawes, editor, A Maske Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634: […] [Comus], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for Hvmphrey Robinson, […], published 1637, OCLC 228715864; reprinted as Comus: […] (Dodd, Mead & Company’s Facsimile Reprints of Rare Books; Literature Series; no. I), New York, N.Y.: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1903, OCLC 1113942837, line 760, page 26:

      I hate when vice can bolt her arguments.

    • Precipitately definition

      In a precipitate manner.

Derived terms

Translations

Adverb

bolt (not comparable)

1. Suddenly; straight; unbendingly.

   The soldiers stood bolt upright for inspection.

   • 1848 November – 1850 December​, William Makepeace Thackeray, The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], OCLC 2057953:

     [He] came bolt up against the heavy dragoon.

Derived terms

• bolt upright

References

Etymology 2

From Middle English bulten, from Anglo-Norman buleter, Old French bulter (modern French bluter), from a Germanic source originally meaning "bag, pouch" cognate with Middle High German biuteln (“to sift”), from Proto-Germanic *buzdô (“beetle, grub, swelling”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰūs- (“to move quickly”). Cognate with Dutch buidel.

Verb

bolt (third-person singular simple present bolts, present participle bolting, simple past and past participle bolted)

1. To sift, especially through a cloth.

   • Sift definition

     To sieve or strain (something). (1 of 6 sift definitions)
2. To sift the bran and germ from wheat flour.

   Graham flour is unbolted flour; in contrast, some other flours have been bolted.

   • Bran definition

     The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain. (1 of 2 bran definitions)

   • Germ definition

     (1 of 10 germ definitions)

   • Wheat Flour definition

     Flour made from wheat. (1 of 2 wheat flour definitions)
3. To separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.
   • c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene i]:

     ill schooled in bolted language

   • 1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], OCLC 228727523:

     Time and Nature will Bolt out the Truth of Things.

   • Separate definition

     Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else). (1 of 2 separate definitions)

   • Assort definition

     To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class. (1 of 4 assort definitions)

   • Refine definition

     To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities. (1 of 5 refine definitions)

   • Purify definition

     To cleanse, or rid of impurities. (1 of 3 purify definitions)
4. (law) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as cases at law.
   • 1781, “The History and Antiquities of the Four Inns of Court”, in The Monthly Review:

     […] the old habits of mooting or bolting caſes (i.e. of public disputations), might make the ſtudent more ſubtle and acute

   • Law definition

     The body of binding rules and regulations, customs, and standards established in a community by its legislative and judicial authorities. (1 of 20 law definitions)

   • Discuss definition

     To converse or debate concerning a particular topic. (1 of 6 discuss definitions)

   • Argue definition

     To show grounds for concluding (that); to indicate, imply. (1 of 6 argue definitions)

   • Privately definition

     In a private manner.

Derived terms

• bolt to the bran
• unbolted

Noun

bolt (plural bolts)

1. A sieve, especially a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting flour and meal; a bolter.
   • 1885, Canada. Patent Office, The Canadian Patent Office Record and Register of Copyrights and Trade Marks, page 279:

     The combination, in a flour bolt, of a reel head having a throat near its outer edge for the passage of the tailings and a series of revolving adjustable beaters, substantially as set forth.

   • 1886, The Mechanical News, page 120:

     We have a number of these reels in different mills that are bolting the break flour direct from the scalping reels and scalped through No. 8 cloth. […] Now, gentlemen, they require a much less number to do a given amount of work than any other known machine or bolt, and require less space and power.

   • 1896, United States. Patent Office, Decisions of the Commissioner of Patents and of the United States Courts in Patent and Trade-mark and Copyright Cases., page 493:

     As the material is agitated by the motion of the bolt, the flour falls through, while the smaller particles of bran are taken up by the current of air and carried off.

   • Sieve definition

     A device with a mesh bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid. (1 of 6 sieve definitions)

   • Bolter definition

     A person or thing that bolts, or runs suddenly. (1 of 11 bolter definitions)

References

• bolt at OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• blot, blót

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈb̥ʌlˀd̥]
• Homophone: bold

Etymology 1

From Low German bolt, from Middle Low German bolte, from Old Saxon bolt, from Proto-West Germanic *bolt.

Noun

bolt c (singular definite bolten, plural indefinite bolte)

1. a bolt (threaded)

   • Bolt definition

     A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. (1 of 15 bolt definitions)

Derived terms

• bolte (verb)

Related terms

• skrue (screw or bolt)

Etymology 2

Verb

bolt (imperative bolt, present tense bolter, passive boltes, simple past and past participle bolta or boltet, present participle boltende)

1. imperative of bolte

   • Bolte definition

     second-person plural imperative of bolet

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian volta (“vault”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbolt]
• Rhymes: -olt

Noun

bolt (plural boltok)

1. (GB) shop, (US) store (especially applied to relatively small shops in the countryside)

   Synonyms: üzlet, áruház, kereskedés, árus

   Hyponyms: ábécé, butik, cukrászda, diszkont, étterem, gyógyszertár, kávézó, kocsma, közért, papír-írószer, pékség, piac, pláza, presszó, szalon (as a second element in compounds), teázó, trafik, újságos, vendéglő, zöldséges(see also the compound words containing -bolt with the sense ’shop/store’ below)

   • Shop definition

     An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well. (1 of 8 shop definitions)

   • Store definition

     A place where items may be accumulated or routinely kept. (1 of 6 store definitions)

   • Üzlet definition

     business (commercial activity in general) (1 of 3 üzlet definitions)

   • Áruház definition

     department store

   • Kereskedés definition

     trade, trading (1 of 2 kereskedés definitions)

   • Árus definition

     seller, vendor, trader, retailer

   • Ábécé definition

     alphabet (an ordered set of letters used in a language) (1 of 2 ábécé definitions)

   • Butik definition

     store, shop

   • Cukrászda definition

     confectionery (pastry shop), confectioner's

   • Étterem definition

     restaurant

   • Gyógyszertár definition

     pharmacy

   • Kávézó definition

     present participle of kávézik

   • Kocsma definition

     pub, bar, tavern (a drinking place)

   • Közért definition

     grocery store

   • Pékség definition

     bakery (a shop in which bread and such is baked and sold)

   • Piac definition

     market, marketplace (city square or other fairly spacious site where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise) (1 of 2 piac definitions)

   • Pláza definition

     shopping center, mall

   • Szalon definition

     salon

   • Trafik definition

     traffic (pedestrians or vehicles on roads or on the air)

   • Vendéglő definition

     present participle of vendégel

   • Zöldséges definition

     with vegetables (containing or prepared with vegetables)
2. (folksy) Synonym of élelmiszerbolt, közért (“grocery store”).

   • Élelmiszerbolt definition

     grocery store, grocery (a store where groceries can be purchased)

   • Grocery Store definition

     A store where groceries can be purchased; supermarket.
3. (informal) deal (a particular instance of trading [buying or selling; exchanging; bartering]; a transaction)

   • Deal definition

     (1 of 4 deal definitions)
4. vault

   Synonyms: boltozat, boltív, bolthajtás

   • Vault definition

     An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building. (1 of 12 vault definitions)

Declension

Derived terms

(Note: Most compounds with üzlet as an affix in the sense ’shop/store’ can be expressed with bolt.)

Further reading

• (vault): bolt in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• (shop, store): bolt in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• bolt in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2022)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Low German bolt.

Noun

bolt m (definite singular bolten, indefinite plural bolter, definite plural boltene)

1. a bolt (threaded)

Derived terms

• bolte (verb)

Related terms

• skrue (screw or bolt)

Etymology 2

Verb

bolt

1. imperative of bolte

References

• “bolt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Norwegian boltr, from Middle Low German bolte.

Noun

bolt m (definite singular bolten, indefinite plural boltar, definite plural boltane)

1. a bolt (threaded)

Derived terms

• bolte (verb)

Related terms

• skrue (screw or bolt)

References

• “bolt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bolt.

Compare Lithuanian beldu (“I knock”), baldas (“pole for striking”).^[1] Akin to Dutch bout, German Bolz or Bolzen, Danish bolt, Icelandic bolti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bolt/, [boɫt]

Noun

bolt m

1. bolt

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: bolt
  • English: bolt

References