From Middle Dutch dwalen, from Old Dutch *dwalon, from Proto-West Germanic *dwalōn, from Proto-Germanic *dwalōną. Cognate with English dwale.
dwalen
| Conjugation of dwalen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | dwalen | |||
| past singular | dwaalde | |||
| past participle | gedwaald | |||
| infinitive | dwalen | |||
| gerund | dwalen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | dwaal | dwaalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | dwaalt, dwaal2 | dwaalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | dwaalt | dwaalde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | dwaalt | dwaalde | ||
| 3rd person singular | dwaalt | dwaalde | ||
| plural | dwalen | dwaalden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | dwale | dwaalde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | dwalen | dwaalden | ||
| imperative sing. | dwaal | |||
| imperative plur.1 | dwaalt | |||
| participles | dwalend | gedwaald | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
dwalen
From Old English dwalian, from Proto-West Germanic *dwalōn, from Proto-Germanic *dwalōną; equivalent to dwale + -en (“infinitival suffix”).
dwalen (rare)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.