swel

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Pronunciation

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Verb

swel (present swel, present participle swellende, past participle geswel)

  1. to swell

Middle English

Noun

swel

  1. Alternative form of swelle

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian , from Proto-Germanic *swalwǭ.

Pronunciation

Noun

swel c (plural swellen, diminutive sweltsje)

  1. swallow

Alternative forms

Further reading

  • swel”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011