bolk en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English bolken, balken (“to vomit, overflow”), from Old English bealcian (“to belch, utter, bring up, sputter out, pour out, give forth, emit, come forth”), from Proto-Germanic *balkōną, *belkaną (“to belch”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with Dutch balken, bulken (“to bellow”), German bölken (“to roar”). See also belch.
Meanings
- (intransitive) To belch.
- (intransitive) To vomit; retch.
- (intransitive) To heave.
- (intransitive) To gush out.
- (transitive) To belch out; give vent to; ejaculate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boak | Scotland, alternative | lexicographic | |
| bouk | Scotland, alternative | lexicographic | |
| bolked | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bolked | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| bolks | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| bock | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bolking | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bowk | Scotland, alternative | lexicographic | |
| boke | alternative | lexicographic |