swellan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swellan, from Proto-Germanic *swellaną (to swell).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswel.lɑn/, [ˈsweɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

swellan

  1. to swell
    His ēaġe wæs ġeswollen and his nosu wæs blēdendu.
    His eye was swollen and his nose was bleeding.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: swellen, swelle, swell, swallen, swellyn, swellin
    • English: swell
    • Scots: swell, swall

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swellan, from Proto-Germanic *swellaną (to swell).

Verb

swellan

  1. to swell

Conjugation