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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1499-1619

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Boldin, Bowdin, v. Also: boldyn, bolden, boldn-, bold'ne; bowden, boudn-. [Variant of Bolne v. The origin of the intrusive d is not clear: cf. Boldin,p.p. and ppl.a.]

1. intr. To swell (up); esp. to rise in flood. Also fig.c1420 Wynt. ii. 577.
Syne in thare bleddyris boldnyt bylys
a1500 Doug. King Hart 78.
Ane water … Boldnyng to ryis the castell to confound
1513 Doug. i. viii. 73.
Suddanly The flude boldnyt
1513 Ib. iii. iii. 91.
Huge wallis [= waves] boldynnys apon loft
1513 Ib. iii. viii. 99; etc.
Apon schald bankis boldynnis hie the flude
1535 Stewart 33253.
Quhill livar and lungis … Boldinand brist
1535 Ib. 37226.
Quhill … fra the bane the lyre bowdinand raue
1619 Garden Elphinston 2561.
He finds The rotle and rheume to ryse, And bold'ne [in] his breast
fig. 1513 Doug. x. xiv. 103.
Deip in hys hart boldynnys the felloun schame
1513 Ib. xii. ix. 64.
The brethfull ire … Within thar myndis boldynnys
a1585 Arbuthnot Maitland Quarto MS xlv. 40.
My breist in baill boudnes with bitternes
1600-1610 Melvill 428.
Invy and malice, … Did bowden in the breist of craftie men

2. tr. To raise in spirit.a1578 Pitsc. I. 75/18.
Nothing feired … bot rather bowdnit and kindlit witht this disadwantage

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