bolna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • bolne

Etymology

From adjective bolen, from bole, from Old Norse bóla. Doublet of bula of borrowed origin. Compare Swedish bulna.

Verb

bolna (present tense bolnar, past tense bolna, past participle bolna, passive infinitive bolnast, present participle bolnande, imperative bolna/boln)

  1. to bulge, to swell