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Old English · verb

swellan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈswel.lɑn/
[ˈsweɫ.ɫɑn]
Syllables
ˈswel · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
swell

Meaning

  1. to swell

    His ēaġe wæs ġeswollen and his nosu wæs blēdendu.

    His eye was swollen and his nose was bleeding.

Conjugation

Conjugation of swellan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular swellesweall
2nd singular swilstswulle
3rd singular swilþsweall
Plural swellaþswullon
Subjunctive
Singular swelleswulle
Plural swellenswullen
Non-finite forms of swellan
Form
Infinitive swellan
Inflected infinitive swellenne
Imperative singular swell
Imperative plural swellaþ
Present participle swellende
Past participle swollenġeswollen

All forms (15)

Etymology

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

Descendants

swell

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