bolnen

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • bulnen

Etymology

From Old Norse bólgna.

Verb

bolnen

  1. to swell

Conjugation

Conjugation of bolnen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) bolnen, bolne
present tense past tense
1st-person singular bolne bolned
2nd-person singular bolnest bolnedest
3rd-person singular bolneth bolned
subjunctive singular bolne
imperative singular —
plural1 bolnen, bolne bolneden, bolnede
imperative plural bolneth, bolne —
participles bolnynge, bolnende bolned, ybolned

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

  • English: boln

References

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