swelgen

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą.

Verb

swelgen

  1. to swallow
  2. to devour

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive swelgen
3rd sg. past swalch
3rd pl. past swolgen
Past participle geswolgen
Infinitive swelgen
In genitive swelgens
In dative swelgene
Indicative Present Past
1st singular swelge swalch
2nd singular swelchs, swelges swolchs, swolges
3rd singular swelcht, swelget swalch
1st plural swelgen swolgen
2nd plural swelcht, swelget swolcht, swolget
3rd plural swelgen swolgen
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular swelge swolge
2nd singular swelchs, swelges swolges
3rd singular swelge swolge
1st plural swelgen swolgen
2nd plural swelcht, swelget swolget
3rd plural swelgen swolgen
Imperative Present
Singular swelch, swelge
Plural swelcht, swelget
Present Past
Participle swelgende geswolgen

Descendants

  • Dutch: zwelgen

Further reading

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German swëlgan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠wɛlɡən/

Verb

swëlgen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present swilget, past tense swalc, past participle geswolgen, past subjunctive swülce, auxiliary hān)

  1. to swallow

Conjugation

Descendants

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “swelgen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel