swigen

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *swīgon, from Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn.

Pronunciation

Verb

swigen

  1. not to speak, to be silent

Inflection

Conjugation of swigen (strong class 1)
infinitive base form swigen
genitive swigens
dative swigene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular swige swêech swige swēge
2nd person singular swijchs, swiges swēechs, swēges swijchs, swiges swēges
3rd person singular swijcht, swiget swêech swige swēge
1st person plural swigen swēgen swigen swēgen
2nd person plural swijcht, swiget swēecht, swēget swijcht, swiget swēget
3rd person plural swigen swēgen swigen swēgen
imperative
singular swijch, swige
plural swijcht, swiget
present past
participle swigende geswēgen

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dutch: zwijgen
  • Limburgish: zwiege

Further reading

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German swīgan, from Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

swīgen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present swīget, past tense sweic, past participle geswigen or geswîn, past subjunctive swige, auxiliary hān)
swīgen (class 2 weak, third-person singular present swīget, past tense swīgete, past participle geswīget, auxiliary hān)

  1. not to speak, to be silent

Conjugation

Descendants

References

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

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Alteration of chwysigen, from Middle Welsh chuyssigen, an alteration (with the suffix -en) of Proto-Brythonic *guɨsig, from Latin vēsīca (bladder).

Pronunciation

Noun

swigen f (plural swigod, not mutable)

  1. bladder
  2. blister
  3. bubble

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “swigen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies