FromMiddle Low Germanswulst orGermanSchwulst, fromMiddle High Germanswulst(“tumor, growth”), itself fromGermanschwellen(“to swell”), ultimately fromProto-Germanic*swellaną(“to swell”).Doublet ofsvall andsvullnad.
svulst c
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | svulst | svulsts |
| definite | svulsten | svulstens | |
| plural | indefinite | svulster | svulsters |
| definite | svulsterna | svulsternas |