swellynge

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === swalyng, swellyng, swelling === Etymology === From swellen +‎ -ynge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswɛlinɡ(ə)/ === Noun === swellynge (plural swellynges) (medicine) A swelling or growth of a body part or injury. (medicine) An unnatural excrescence or projection. Vainness, pridefulness, or arrogance. (rare) Any intense emotion or feeling. (rare) A rise (a growth in something) (rare) A rise (an upwards movement in something) (rare) A revolt or protest. ==== Descendants ==== English: swelling Scots: swallin ==== References ==== “swelling(e, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 July 2018.