"bulken" meaning in English

See bulken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: bulkens [present, singular, third-person], bulkening [participle, present], bulkened [participle, past], bulkened [past]
Etymology: From bulk + -en (verbal suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|bulk|-en|id2=inchoative|pos2=verbal suffix}} bulk + -en (verbal suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} bulken (third-person singular simple present bulkens, present participle bulkening, simple past and past participle bulkened)
  1. (intransitive) To put on bulk; become bulky Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-bulken-en-verb-72dmYDvd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative)

Inflected forms

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