An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Schwulst

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, S (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Schwulst
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Schwulst, f., ‘swelling, bombast,’ from MidHG. swulst. geswulst, OHG. giswulst, f., ‘swelling’; allied to schwellen.