bollen
See also: Bollen
English
Adjective
bollen (comparative more bollen, superlative most bollen)
- Alternative form of boln
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for bollen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- Bellon
Danish
Noun
bollen c
- definite singular of bolle
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔlə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔlən
Etymology 1
From bol.
Verb
bollen
- (intransitive) to swell, to billow
- (transitive) to inflate
- (reflexive) to puff out
Inflection
| Inflection of bollen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | bollen | |||
| past singular | bolde | |||
| past participle | gebold | |||
| infinitive | bollen | |||
| gerund | bollen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | bol | bolde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | bolt | bolde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | bolt | bolde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | bolt | bolde | ||
| 3rd person singular | bolt | bolde | ||
| plural | bollen | bolden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | bolle | bolde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | bollen | bolden | ||
| imperative sing. | bol | |||
| imperative plur.1 | bolt | |||
| participles | bollend | gebold | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
- afbollen
- gaaibollen
- hanenbollen
- opbollen
- uitbollen
- zwierbollen
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
bollen
- Plural form of bol
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
bollen m
- definite singular of bolle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
bollen m
- definite singular of bolle
Swedish
Noun
bollen
- definite singular of boll
West Frisian
Noun
bollen
- plural of bolle