Obsolete form of bull.

simple past tense and past participle of bull

Swollen.

A municipality, the capital of Gruyère district, Fribourg canton, Switzerland. / A commune in Doubs department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

plural of bulle

An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. / Specifically, one that is uncastrated. / A male of domesticated cattle or oxen of any age. / Any adult male bovine.

Large and strong, like a bull. / (of large mammals) Adult male. / (finance) Of a market in which prices are rising (compare bear). / Stupid.

(intransitive, often with into or through) To force oneself (in a particular direction). / (agriculture, intransitive, of a cow or heifer) To be in heat; to be ready for mating with a bull.

A papal bull, an official document or edict from the Pope. / A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.

(dated, 17th century) to publish in a Papal bull