schwellen

See also: Schwellen and schwëllen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛlən/, [ˈʃʋɛl̩n]
  • Homophone: Schwellen
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German swëllen, from Old High German swellan, from Proto-Germanic *swellaną. Compare Low German swellen, Dutch zwellen, English swell, Swedish svälla.

Verb

schwellen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present schwillt, past tense schwoll, past participle geschwollen, past subjunctive schwölle, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to swell up; to bulge
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Etymology 2

From Middle High German swëllen, from Old High German *swellen (only attested in biswellen), from Proto-Germanic *swallijaną, causative verb of *swellaną.

Verb

schwellen (weak, third-person singular present schwellt, past tense schwellte, past participle geschwellt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to swell something
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Further reading

  • schwellen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schwellen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schwellen” in Duden online
  • schwellen” in OpenThesaurus.de