swellynge
Middle English
Alternative forms
- swalyng, swellyng, swelling
Etymology
From swellen + -ing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈswɛlinɡ/
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
- “swel(le (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-09.