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

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