swelle

Middle English

Etymology 1

From the verb swellen.

Alternative forms

• swele, swel, suele, swell

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swɛl/

Noun

swelle (plural swelles)

1. (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

1. (rare) Haughty, vain.

References

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

Adverb

swelle

1. (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

1. Alternative form of swellen