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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. K. Hart 78.
Ane water … Boldnyng to ryis the castell to confound 1513 Doug. i. viii. 73.
Suddanly The flude boldnyt Ib. iii. iii. 91.
Huge wallis [= waves] boldynnys apon loft Ib. iii. viii. 99; etc.
Apon schald bankis boldynnis hie the flude 1535 Stewart 33253.
Quhill livar and lungis … Boldinand brist 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 breastfig. 1513 Doug. x. xiv. 103.
Deip in hys hart boldynnys the felloun schame Ib. xii. ix. 64.
The brethfull ire … Within thar myndis boldynnys a1585 Arbuthnot Maitl. Q. 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