† embolnev.
Obsolete.
transitive. To cause to swell or rise; figurative to puff up.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > pride > swelling or inflation with pride > inflate with pride [verb (transitive)]
swellc1200
bolnea1340
inblowc1384
blow1388
embolne1430
puff1526
inflate1530
puft1563
tympanize1593
overleaven1604
bladder1610
hufflea1652
bloat1677
1430 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy i. ix With yrous herte enbolned all with pride.
1528 J. Skelton Honorificatissimo: Replycacion agaynst Yong Scolers sig. Aii Yong scolers nowe a dayes enbolmed [sic] w[ith] the flyblowen blast of the moche vayne glorious pipplyng wynde.
1676 E. Coles Eng. Dict. Embolned, swelled.
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Embolned, swelled.
Derivatives
emˈbolning n.
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the world > space > extension in space > expansion or enlargement > [noun] > distension > swelling or swollenness > causing
embolning1593
1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 14 Embolning the billowes vppe to the ayre, with roring and howling [they] darte themselues on euery Rocke.
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