swelle
Middle English
Etymology 1
From the verb swellen.
Alternative forms
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 9 July 2018.
Adjective
swelle
- (rare) Haughty, vain.
References
- “swelle, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 July 2018.
Adverb
swelle
- (rare) Quickly, immediately.
References
- “swel(le, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 July 2018.
Etymology 2
Verb
swelle
- alternative form of swellen
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswel.le/, [ˈsweɫ.ɫe]
Verb
swelle
- inflection of swellan:
- first-person singular present indicative
- singular present subjunctive