schwellen

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See also: Schwellen and schwëllen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swëllen, from Old High German swellan, from Proto-Germanic *swellaną.

Compare Low German swellen, Dutch zwellen, English swell, Swedish svälla.

Pronunciation

Verb

schwellen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present schwillt, past tense schwoll, past participle geschwollen, past subjunctive schwölle, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to swell up; to bulge

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Further reading

  • schwellen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • schwellen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • schwellen” in Duden online
  • schwellen” in OpenThesaurus.de