different between bollen vs bolden

English

Adjective

bollen (comparative more bollen, superlative most bollen)

1. Alternative form of boln

Anagrams

• Bellon

Danish

Noun

bollen c

1. definite singular of bolle

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?l?(n)/
• Hyphenation: bol?len
• Rhymes: -?l?n

Etymology 1

From bol.

Verb

bollen

1. (intransitive) to swell, to billow
2. (transitive) to inflate
3. (reflexive) to puff out

Inflection

Derived terms

• afbollen
• gaaibollen
• hanenbollen
• opbollen
• uitbollen
• zwierbollen

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

bollen

1. Plural form of bol

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

bollen m

1. definite singular of bolle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

bollen m

1. definite singular of bolle

Swedish

Noun

bollen

1. definite singular of boll

West Frisian

Noun

bollen

1. plural of bolle

English

Etymology

bold +? -en

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??ld?n

Verb

bolden (third-person singular simple present boldens, present participle boldening, simple past and past participle boldened)

1. To make bold; to embolden.

Anagrams

• blonde, bolned

Danish

Noun

bolden c

1. definite singular of bold

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?po?l?ten/

Verb

b?lden

1. first-person singular past indicative of boaldit