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- Middle English · inherited fromforswollen
- English todayforswollen
From Middle English forswollen, for-swollen, forswellen, equivalent to for- + swollen.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
forswollen
Today it means: Excessively swollen; (figuratively) puffed up with pride; boastful; enraged. Full definition →
Middle English forswollen