swollen
swell
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈswəʊ.lən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English swollen, i-swolle, y-swolle, yswolle, ȝeswollen, from Old English swollen, ġeswollen, from Proto-Germanic *swullanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”). Cognate with West Frisian swollen (“swollen”), Dutch gezwollen (“swollen”), German geschwollen (“swollen”), Swedish svullen (“swollen”).
Related words
swollen-headed
very full
much swelled
become swollen
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