Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To swell; to puff.

Origin

From Middle English bolnen, bollen, from Old Norse bólgna, from bolginn (“swollen”), past

From Middle English bolnen, bollen, from Old Norse bólgna, from bolginn (“swollen”), past participle of a verb represented by Old English belgan (“to swell”). Compare Swedish bulna (“to swell, be swollen”), Danish bolne (“to swell, be swollen”). Related to belly, bellows.

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Forms

bolns, bolning, bolned, bolned
Base formboln · to boln
3rd person singularbolns
Present participlebolning
Past simplebolned
Past participlebolned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyboln
he, she, itbolns

Past simpleLesson

all personsbolned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave bolned
he, she, ithas bolned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill boln

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
boldnessbollocksbolognabolsterboltB2
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