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German
Etymology
From Middle High German swulst f (“tumor, growth”), from swellen (“to swell up, bulge”), from Old High German swellan, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swellaną (“to swell”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Schwulst f (genitive Schwulst, plural Schwülste)
- swelling, tumour
Declension
Noun
Schwulst m (strong, genitive Schwulstes or Schwulsts, plural Schwülste)
- swelling, tumour
1750, Johann Storch, Theoretische und practische Abhandlung von Kinder-Kranckheiten, Eisenach: Michael Gottlieb Grießbach, pages 406–407:Ein Exempel einer glücklichen Cur findet sich auch in M. N. C. Dec. I. A. I. p. 119. welche von D. Cummio also lautet: „Anno 1667 bekame einen Knaben von 6 Jahren zu Hannover in die Cur, dessen Haupt so groß war, als eines 18 jährigen Menschens, und der Schwulst über die Augen und Nasen hinge; hergegen die untern Gliedmassen abgezehret waren. […] An beyde Beine ließ ich Cauteria appliciren, und purgierte den Leib wöchentlich 4mal mit Syr. diac. nici. Unter das ordinaire Geträncke ließ ich etliche Tropfen Ol. Tart. per del. thun, die Speisen mit Anis, Kümmel und Till würtzen.- One example of successful treatment can also be found in M. N. C. Dec. I. A. I. p. 119 by D. Cummio, which goes like: “In the year 1667 I got a boy of 6 years to treat in Hannover, whose head was as large as that of an 18-year-old man, and the swelling was hanging over eyes and nose; whereas the lower limbs were emaciated. On both legs I applied cauteries, and purged the body weekly 4 times with Syr. diac. nici. Into the regular drink I let put several drops of Ol. Tar. per del. thun, the foods I let be spiced with anise, caraway and dill.
- showiness, pretention, grandiosity, bombast
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Further reading
- “Schwulst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Schwulst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Schwulst” in Duden online