Middle English Dictionary Entry
bōlen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | bōlen v. |
| Etymology | From bōle (1). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
To serve (a cow) with a bull.
Associated quotations
- a1312 *MS Add.35116 [OD col.] (Add 35116)f.61b : Tunc dixit Metingham, 'ȝwo so boleyth myn kyn, Ewere is the calf myn.'