bolnen

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Middle English

Alternative forms

bulnen

Etymology

From Old Norse bólgna.

Verb

bolnen

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	bolned
imperative singular	bolne	—

plural¹	bolnen, bolne	bolneden, bolnede
imperative plural	bolneth, bolne	—

participles	bolnynge, bolnende	bolned, ybolned

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

Descendants

English: boln

References

“bolnen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.