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Old English Dictionary Entry

Swellan

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1 swellan

p. sweall, pl. swullon; p. swollen To swell:--Wið wunda ðe swellaþ, Lchdm. iii. 86, 16. Gif sino gescrince and æfter ðon swelle, ii. 68, 1. Gif fót oððe scancan swellan, iii. 38, 21. Sió wund ongon swelan and swellan, Beo. Th. 5419; B. 2713. Swellende blæddran vesicae turgentes, Ex 9, 9, 10. Wiþ ǽlcre yfelre swellendre wǽtan, Lchdm. ii. 6, 26. Swellende yfele swilas, 264, 12. [O. L. Ger. O. H. Ger. swellan tumere, turgere, obturgescere: Icel. svella. Cf. Goth. uf-swalleins inflatio.]
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚹᛖᛚᛚᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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Beo.
Beowulf
Th.
Thorpe, Benjamin (editor)
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