boln
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Swollen; puffed outSwollen; puffed out.
/boʊln/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Swollen; puffed out.
Origin
From Middle English bolnen, bollen, from Old Norse bólgna, from bolginn (“swollen”), pastFrom 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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2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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