Bull

bull Bull. English Proper noun 1 en astronomy astrology The constellation and zodiacal sign Taurus. en 1668 ‘Godfridus’ The Knowledge of Things Unknown G.P. for G. Sawbridge London 19 The Bull reigneth in the neck, & in the throat. en 1862 [Frances Rolleston] Mazzaroth, or, The Constellations Rivingtons London 15 Those stars said to belong to the Ram might as well be supposed to belong to the Bull or the Lion. en 1893 E. W. Bullinger Witness of the Stars The author London 16 The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins,And next the Crab, the Lion shines,The Virgin and the Scales;The Scorpion, Archer, and Sea-Goat, The Man that carries the Water-pot, And Fish with glittering scales. en 1899 Richard Hinckley Allen Star Names Star-Names and their Meaning New York 380 G.E. Stechert An early Grecian gem shows three nude figures, hand in hand, standing on the head of the Bull, one pointing to seven stars in line over the back, which Landseer referred to the Hyades. en 1903 Emmeline M. Plunket Ancient Calendars and Constellations London 79 John Murray In the Assyrian Standard [...] we see the figure of an Archer above that of a galloping Bull, and in another Assyrian Standard, that of Sargon II., we find not only the Archer and the Bull, the two constellations which 4,000 b.c. marked the equinoctial colure, but we may also clearly trace a reference to the two constellations which at the same date marked the solstitial colure, namely, those of the Lion and the Water-man. en 14 Nov 1947 Mountain District Free Press and Frentree Gully News Tecoma, Vic. 8 2 Now, if you went down into the forest where the spring gum-tips gleam gold and ruby in whatever sunshine, Heaven thinks fit to apportion at this season to residents of the Dandenongs (who surely were all born Aquarians) what sign of the Zodiac would you expect to meet? [...] Not Taurus the Bull, who is paddocked, or Cancer the Crab, who lives underground in these regions. en 1971 Richard Carpenter (screenwriter) Richard Carpenter Catweazle and the Magic Zodiac Puffin Books Harmondsworth 35 ‘The second Sign!’ cried Catweazle. ‘’Tis Taurus the Bull!’ en 1998 John H. Roger Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions Journal of the British Astronomy Association 24 2 108 1 The Bull was the Bull of Heaven to the Sumerians. It marked the spring equinox and the start of the new year. It's head has always been the Hyades, including Aldebaran. Proper noun + (surname) en nicknames derived from the name of the animal. Derived terms en Bulls place name en surnames from common nouns Luxembourgish Etymology The sense “bottle” from lb la ampulla (cf. de Pulle), or from contraction of dated lb Buddel, from lb fr bouteille, or from a merger of these. The sense “ball” probably from lb fr boule, from lb la bulla. However, the Luxemburger Wörterbuch seems to imply that it was originally used especially of glass balls, hence perhaps in part from loose use of the above. In both senses, influence by the word lb Boll bowl, from lb gem-pro *bullǭ, is also possible. Pronunciation lb /bul/ lb ul 1 Noun f solid ball lb Klatz Kugel roundish bottle hot water bottle Pennsylvania German Bull bull thumb|pdc En Bull schteht gelangweilt vannich paar Felse. Etymology pdc :inh gmw-rfr:Bulle<ety:inh<gmh:bulle<id:bull><ety:der<odt:*bullo<id:bull><ety:inh<gem-pro:*bulô<id:bull>>>>>>> 1 pdc gmw-rfr Bulle, from pdc gmh bulle, thus cognate to de Bulle. Pronunciation pdc /bʊl/ [b̥ʊl] pdc ʊl 1 pdc Bull Noun m Bulle bull an adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen pdc Kuh Ox ; Kalb Kelwel pdc Paeppi, ferwas hoscht du noch en Bull kaaft? Mir ziege Gemies. Dad, why did you buy another bull? We grow vegetables. pdc 1910 Horne’s Pennsylvania German Manual 3rd w:Abraham R. Horne<alt:Abraham Reasor Horne> published by T. K. Horne Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown https://hdl.handle.net/2027/coo.31924088997782 Pennsylvania German Literature 47, 71, 150 Fĕrshrŭken’r mŏn un ’n bas’r bull. … D’r gros Bull. … ’N brinsl broun’r mooly bull / Mus in d’r sheiăr hof; / Alpăcă hinkĕl, bordsărt hunt / Un kochin shanghei shof. Verschrockner Mann unn en beeser Bull. … Der grooss Bull. … En brinselbrauner muhli Bull / muss in der Scheierhof; / Alpakahinkel, Batzerthund / unn Kotschin-Schanghei-Schof. Scared man and an angry bull. … The Big Bull. … A brindle brown mooly bull / must be in the barnyard; / alpaca chickens, bobtail dogs, / and cochin Shanghai sheep. 2 185 Bull w:Richard Druckenbrod Ich hab als der bescht Briehbull uff daere Seit vum Rewwer ghatt. Allemol as er en Kuh gebrieht hot, hot's eenswedder Zwillinge odder sogaar Drillinge gewwe. Awwer ee Daag iss der Bull hattleiwich warre unn er hot sei Arewet nimmi schaffe kenne. I used to have the best breeding bull on this side of the river. Occasionally, after he had bred a cow, it produced twins or even triplets. But one day the bull became constipated and could no longer do his work. pdc in the plural testicles Derived terms pdc Toponyms Bulle Kopp<g:m> Bulleschteddel<g:n><pos:Lucon, Montana> Bulleschtrooss<g:f> pdc Nouns Briehbull<g:m><t:breeding bull> Bullbaend<g:f><t:callithumpian band> Bullbalsem<g:m><t:bull mint> Bullbeint<g:m><t:bull pine> Bullblug<g:m><t:bull plow> Bullbux<g:m><t:rhododendron> Bulleballe<g:p><t:bull testicles> Bullebambel<g:n><t:Cypripedioideae> Bullebeidel<g:m><t:Cypripedioideae> Bullhund<g:m><t:bulldog> Bullefleesch<g:m><t:bull beef> Bullekalb<g:n><t:bull calf> Bulledischdel<g:f><t:Cirsium vulgare> Bullegatt<g:f><t:horsewhip made of dried bull's penis> Bullegraas<g:n><t:Phalaris arundinacea> Bullehammli<g:n><t:bull calf><pos:also pdc Bullhammli, pdc Bullhummli> Bullehaut<g:f><t:bull's hide> Bullehawwer<g:m><t:Arrhenatherum elatius><pos:also pdc Bullhawwer> Bulleholz<g:n><t:bull wood> Bullekaschebaam<g:m><t:bull cherry tree> Bullekett<g:f><t:bull chain> Bullirum<g:m><t:frog> Bulleryockel<g:n><t:Ambrosia trifida> Bulleschmeisser<g:m><t:bull thrower> Bulleschrott<g:f><t:buckshot> Bulleschtall<g:m><t:bull stall><pos:also pdc Bullschtall> Bulleschtrick<g:m><t:heavy rope> Bulleschwanz<g:m><t:bull's tail> Bulleseckelwoog<g:f><pos:a type of scale> Bullevendu<g:f><t:bull auction> Bullezung<g:f><t:beef tongue> Bullfrack<g:m><t:bullfrog><pos:also pdc Bullfraag> Bullfraagschwam<g:m><t:bullfrog swamp> Bullfrackeschenkel<g:m><t:bullfrog's legs> Bullgrott<g:mf><t:bullfrog> Bullhatzkasch<g:f><t:oxheart cherries> Bullkasch<g:f><t:oxheart cherries> Bullerrum<pos:cry of a grown frog> Bullkaerschebaam<g:m><t:bull cherry tree> Bullkopp<g:m><t:obstinant person> Bullniss<g:f><t:Carya laciniosa> Bullraad<g:n><t:machinery wheel driver> Bullwerfass<g:n><t:powder keg> Bullrosch<g:m><t:bull rush> pdc Verbs bulle<t:to long for a bull> pdc Adjectives bullich<t:in heat> bullkeppich<t:obstinate> pdc Proverbs huddliche Bulle mache ken gude Kelwer<t:irresposible parrents do not raise good children><pos:careless bulls do not make good calves> der alt Bull blarrt alsnoch<t:the old scandal won't die><pos:the old bull keeps on bellowing> der alt Bull blarrt fatt in die Ewichkeit<t:the old scandal won't die><pos:the old bull bellows on forever> en Bull uff emme Hoischtock<t:a clumbsy person in a delecate place><pos:a bull on a haystack> mer dutt was mer kann; mehner kann en Bull aa net<t:don't overexert someone><pos:one does what one can; a bull can't do more either> graadzu wie dem Haermann sei Bull — vum Owwerdenn in der Kiehschtall<t:a completely unstoppable person; event><pos:straight ahead, like Hermann's bull — from the loft to the cow stall> die Kuh as es aergscht blarrt, geht es erscht zum Bull<t:the loudest person gets the most attention><pos:the cow who bellows the loudest goes into heat first> so schtarick as en Bull<t:as strong as a bull> „es iss yuscht wer will“, hot der Peder gsaat, wie er zum Bull kumme iss unn er hot der Kopp gschiddelt<t:a strong person will do what they want><pos:"just as you please," said Peter to the bull as it shook its head> pdc Onomotapoeia bullirum<pos:croak> References Bull 185 2 Bull 25 24 Bull 12 26 pdc Male animals Cattle