"boln" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /boʊln/ Forms: more boln [comparative], most boln [superlative]
Rhymes: -oʊln Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bolnen}} Middle English bolnen, {{m|enm|bollen}} bollen, {{der|en|non|bólgna}} Old Norse bólgna, {{m|non|bolginn||swollen}} bolginn (“swollen”), {{m|ang|belgan||to swell}} belgan (“to swell”), {{cog|sv|bulna||to swell, be swollen}} Swedish bulna (“to swell, be swollen”), {{cog|da|bolne||to swell, be swollen}} Danish bolne (“to swell, be swollen”), {{m|en|belly}} belly, {{m|en|bellows}} bellows Head templates: {{en-adj}} boln (comparative more boln, superlative most boln)
  1. (obsolete) Swollen; puffed out. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-boln-en-adj-BK1yz7hv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bollen

Verb [English]

IPA: /boʊln/ Forms: bolns [present, singular, third-person], bolning [participle, present], bolned [participle, past], bolned [past]
Rhymes: -oʊln Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bolnen}} Middle English bolnen, {{m|enm|bollen}} bollen, {{der|en|non|bólgna}} Old Norse bólgna, {{m|non|bolginn||swollen}} bolginn (“swollen”), {{m|ang|belgan||to swell}} belgan (“to swell”), {{cog|sv|bulna||to swell, be swollen}} Swedish bulna (“to swell, be swollen”), {{cog|da|bolne||to swell, be swollen}} Danish bolne (“to swell, be swollen”), {{m|en|belly}} belly, {{m|en|bellows}} bellows Head templates: {{en-verb}} boln (third-person singular simple present bolns, present participle bolning, simple past and past participle bolned)
  1. (obsolete) To swell; to puff. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-boln-en-verb-uwVKaf-e
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bollen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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