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Boln

Boln

,
Verb.
I.
[OE.
bolnen
,
bollen
; cf. Dan.
bulne
. Cf.
Bulge
.]
To swell; to puff.
Holland.

Definition 2024


boln

boln

English

Alternative forms

Adjective

boln (comparative more boln, superlative most boln)

  1. (obsolete) swollen; puffed out
    • Ben Jonson
      Thin, and boln out like a sail.

Verb

boln (third-person singular simple present bolns, present participle bolning, simple past and past participle bolned)

  1. (obsolete) To swell; to puff.
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