boln

Meanings

Adjective

Swollen; puffed out.

Verb

To swell; to puff.

Origin

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

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