swollen

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈswəʊ.lən/, /ˈswɒ.lən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈswoʊ.lən/ Rhymes: -əʊlən Hyphenation: swol‧len === Adjective === swollen (comparative more swollen, superlative most swollen) Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease). Synonyms: jutting, protuberant; extuberant, tumid; see also Thesaurus:protuberant, Thesaurus:swollen ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === swollen past participle of swell === See also === swole === Anagrams === Nowells, nowells == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈswol.len/, [ˈswoɫ.ɫen] Rhymes: -ol.len === Verb === swollen past participle of swellan