swelle

Middle English

Etymology 1

From the verb swellen.

Alternative forms

swele, swel, suele, swell

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /swɛl/

Noun

swelle (plural swelles)

(rare, medicine) A swelling or bloating.

Descendants

English: swell

References

“swel(le (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.

Adjective

swelle

(rare) Haughty, vain.

References

“swelle (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.

Adverb

swelle

(rare) Quickly, immediately.

References

“swel(le (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old English swellan.

Verb

swelle

Alternative form of swellen

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