Middle English Dictionary Entry
bolwen v.
Entry Info
| Forms | bolwen v. Also bolhen, boleȝen. |
| Etymology | OE *bolgian, or bylgan (if o is written for u). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
Note: Cp. belwen.
1.
To swell (with pride); -- refl.
Associated quotations
- c1230(?a1200) *Ancr.(Corp-C 402)58a : Euch eorðlich ahte..ablendeð euch mon þe ham in blaweð, þet is, þe bolheð [Nero: boluweð; Cleo: boleȝeð; Tit: bolhes] him þurh ham in heorte prude.