"swelle" meaning in Middle English

See swelle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /swɛl/ Forms: swele [alternative], swel [alternative], suele [alternative], swell [alternative]
Etymology: From the verb swellen. Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} swelle, {{enm-adj}} swelle
  1. (rare) Haughty, vain. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-swelle-enm-adj-mRZ6U19t Categories (other): Emotions Disambiguation of Emotions: 50 10 40 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Oncology Disambiguation of Oncology: 0 0 0 0

Adverb

IPA: /swɛl/ Forms: swele [alternative], swel [alternative], suele [alternative], swell [alternative]
Etymology: From the verb swellen. Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=|var=}} swelle, {{enm-adv}} swelle
  1. (rare) Quickly, immediately. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-swelle-enm-adv-HtnZcna8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Oncology Disambiguation of Oncology: 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /swɛl/ Forms: swelles [plural], swele [alternative], swel [alternative], suele [alternative], swell [alternative]
Etymology: From the verb swellen. Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|var=}} swelle, {{enm-noun|pl=swelles}} swelle (plural swelles)
  1. (rare, medicine) A swelling or bloating. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-swelle-enm-noun-ad7vwQEQ Categories (other): Medicine, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Emotions, Pathology Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 19 42 29 Disambiguation of Emotions: 50 10 40 0 Disambiguation of Pathology: 0 0 100 0 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Oncology Disambiguation of Oncology: 0 0 0 0

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} swelle
  1. alternative form of swellen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: swellen
    Sense id: en-swelle-enm-verb-crLkvduT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Oncology Disambiguation of Oncology: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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