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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *dwellen, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.
Verb
dwellen
- to make stray, to put on the wrong track
- to torment
Inflection
| Weak
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| Infinitive
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dwellen
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| 3rd sg. past
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—
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| 3rd pl. past
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—
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| Past participle
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—
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| Infinitive
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dwellen
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| In genitive
|
dwellens
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| In dative
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dwellene
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| Indicative
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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dwelle
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—
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| 2nd singular
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dwels, dwelles
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—
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| 3rd singular
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dwelt, dwellet
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—
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| 1st plural
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dwellen
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—
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| 2nd plural
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dwelt, dwellet
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—
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| 3rd plural
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dwellen
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—
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| Subjunctive
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Present
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Past
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| 1st singular
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dwelle
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—
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| 2nd singular
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dwels, dwelles
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—
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| 3rd singular
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dwelle
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—
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| 1st plural
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dwellen
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—
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| 2nd plural
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dwelt, dwellet
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—
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| 3rd plural
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dwellen
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| Imperative
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Present
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| Singular
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dwel, dwelle
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| Plural
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dwelt, dwellet
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Present
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Past
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| Participle
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dwellende
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—
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Descendants
Further reading
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English dwellan (with semantic influence from Old Norse dvelja), from Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
dwellen
- To dwell; to remain:
- To remain or stay (in a location)
- To live, reside, or inhabit.
- (figurative) To become settled or established (with).
- To last; to persist:
- To remain or continue (in a condition)
- To be left; to remain in possession.
- To be left over; to remain (of a portion).
- To delay; to procrastinate.
- To linger or wait.
- To withhold; to desist from something.
Conjugation
| infinitive
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(to) dwelen, dwele
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present tense
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past tense
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| 1st-person singular
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dwele
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dweled, dwelte
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| 2nd-person singular
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dwelest
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dweledest, dweltest
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| 3rd-person singular
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dweleth
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dweled, dwelte
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| subjunctive singular
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dwele
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| imperative singular
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—
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| plural1
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dwelen, dwele
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dweleden, dwelede, dwelten, dwelte
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| imperative plural
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dweleth, dwele
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| participles
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dwelynge, dwelende
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dweled, dwelt, ydweled, ydwelt
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1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
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