swollen
adjective
- enlarged, protuberant or abnormally distended
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈswəʊ.lən/ / /ˈswɒ.lən/ / /ˈswoʊ.lən/
adj
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”).
- Protuberant or abnormally distended (as by injury or disease).
“swollen ankle”
“swollen knee”
verb
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”).
- past participle of swell