swollen

US /ˈswoʊ.lən/ UK /ˈswəʊ.lən/ See IPA manual

Freq #9298

Meanings

1

adj
Larger than normal, often because of injury or illness.

After the fall, his ankle was red and swollen.
2

verb
The past participle of swell.

The river had swollen after days of heavy rain.

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Etymology

From Middle English swollen, i-swolle, y-swolle, yswolle, ȝeswollen, from Old English swollen, ġeswollen, from Proto-Germanic *swullanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”). Cognate with West Frisian swollen (“swollen”), Dutch gezwollen (“swollen”), German geschwollen (“swollen”), Swedish svullen (“swollen”).

swollen Old English *swullanaz Proto-Germanic *swellaną Proto-Germanic

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# swollen

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈswoʊ.lən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈswəʊ.lən/
**Frequency rank:** 9298

## Meanings
1. Larger than normal, often because of injury or illness.
2. The past participle of swell.

## Examples
- After the fall, his ankle was red and swollen.
- The river had swollen after days of heavy rain.

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: swollen
- Root: *swullanaz
- Root: *swellaną

## Etymology
From Middle English swollen, i-swolle, y-swolle, yswolle, ȝeswollen, from Old English swollen, ġeswollen, from Proto-Germanic *swullanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”). Cognate with West Frisian swollen (“swollen”), Dutch gezwollen (“swollen”), German geschwollen (“swollen”), Swedish svullen (“swollen”).

## AI Etymology
Swollen is from Middle English swollen, i-swolle, y-swolle, yswolle, ȝeswollen, from Old English swollen, ġeswollen, from Proto-Germanic *swullanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”). Cognate with West Frisian swollen (“swollen”), Dutch gezwollen (“swollen”), German geschwollen (“swollen”), Swedish svullen (“swollen”). In present-day use, it can mean larger than normal, often because of injury or illness, or the past participle of swell.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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