boßeln
German, verb/ˈboːsəln/
boßeln is spelled B-O-SS-E-L-N (6 letters). Boßeln is a German verb meaning “to play the ballgame of Boßeln, a form of road bowling in which a predetermined distance of several kilometres must be covered with a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “den friesischen Sport Boßeln ausüben”.
What does boßeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
obsoleteto play skittles or ninepins
- 2
to play the ballgame of Boßeln, a form of road bowling in which a predetermined distance of several kilometres must be covered with a minimum number of throws
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. den friesischen Sport Boßeln ausüben
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of boßeln
- boßelt present singular third-person
- boßelte past
- geboßelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- boßelnd participle present
- boßle first-person indicative present
- boßele first-person indicative present
- boßel first-person indicative present
- boßelst indicative present second-person
- boßelest second-person singular subjunctive
- boßlest second-person singular subjunctive
- boßelet plural second-person subjunctive
- boßlet plural second-person subjunctive
- boßelten first-person indicative plural
- boßeltest indicative preterite second-person
- boßeltet indicative plural preterite
- bosseln alternative Switzerland Liechtenstein
- boßle! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce boßeln?
- /ˈboːsəln/
- [ˈboːsl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.