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swellan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
swellan, p. sweall, pl. swullon; p. swollen
Wright's OE grammar
§80; §249; §499;
To swell
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  • Wið wunda ðe swellaþ,

      Lchdm. iii. 86, 16.
  • Gif sino gescrince and æfter ðon swelle, ii. 68, 1.
  • Gif fót oððe scancan swellan, iii. 38, 21.
  • Sió wund ongon swelan and swellan,

      Beo. Th. 5419; B. 2713.
  • Swellende blæddran

    vesicae turgentes,

    Ex
      9, 9, 10.
  • Wiþ ǽlcre yfelre swellendre wǽtan,

      Lchdm. ii. 6, 26.
  • Swellende yfele swilas,

      264, 12.
Etymology
[O. L. Ger. O. H. Ger. swellan tumere, turgere, obturgescere: Icel. svella. Cf. Goth. uf-swalleins inflatio.]
Similar entries
v. á-, ge- (Lchdm. ii. 46, 9: 200, 22: 202, 5), tó-swellan.
Linked entries
v.  a-swellan.
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