swollen
English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
swollen (comparative more swollen, superlative most swollen)
- protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
Derived terms
Translations
distended
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See also
Old English
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