swinden

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *swindan

Verb

swinden

  1. to dwindle
  2. to disappear

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: zwinden

Further reading

Middle High German

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German swintan, from Proto-West Germanic *swindan.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

swinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present swindet, past tense swant, past participle geswunden, past subjunctive swünde, auxiliary sīn)

  1. to dwindle

Conjugation

Conjugation of swinden (class 3 strong, auxiliary sīn)
infinitive swinden
genitive gerund swindennes
swindenes
dative gerund swindenne
swindene
present participle swindende
past participle geswunden
auxiliary sīn
indicative subjunctive
singular plural singular plural
present ich swinde wir swinden i ich swinde wir swinden
du swindest ir swindet du swindest ir swindet
ër swindet sie swindent ër swinde sie swinden
preterite ich swant wir swunden ii ich swünde wir swünden
du swünde ir swundet du swündest ir swündet
ër swant sie swunden ër swünde sie swünden
imperative swint (du) swindet (ir)
Composed forms of swinden (class 3 strong, auxiliary sīn)
perfect
singular plural singular plural
indicative ich bin geswunden wir birn geswunden subjunctive ich sī geswunden wir sīn geswunden
du bist geswunden ir birt geswunden du sīst geswunden ir sīt geswunden
ër ist geswunden sie sint geswunden ër sī geswunden sie sīn geswunden
pluperfect
indicative ich was geswunden wir wāren geswunden subjunctive ich wære geswunden wir wæren geswunden
du wære geswunden ir wāret geswunden du wærest geswunden ir wæret geswunden
ër was geswunden sie wāren geswunden ër wære geswunden sie wæren geswunden
future i
infinitive swinden süln subjunctive i ich sul swinden wir suln swinden
du sule swinden ir sulet swinden
ër sul swinden sie suln swinden
indicative ich sol swinden wir sulen swinden subjunctive ii ich sölte swinden
ich sölde swinden 		wir sölten swinden
wir sölden swinden
du solt swinden ir sulet swinden du söltest swinden
du söldest swinden 		ir söltet swinden
ir söldet swinden
ër sol swinden sie sulen swinden ër sölte swinden
ër sölde swinden 		sie sölten swinden
sie sölden swinden
future ii
infinitive geswunden sīn süln subjunctive i ich sul geswunden sīn wir suln geswunden sīn
du sule geswunden sīn ir sulet geswunden sīn
ër sul geswunden sīn sie suln geswunden sīn
indicative ich sol geswunden sīn wir sulen geswunden sīn subjunctive ii ich sölte geswunden sīn
ich sölde geswunden sīn 		wir sölten geswunden sīn
wir sölden geswunden sīn
du solt geswunden sīn ir sulet geswunden sīn du söltest geswunden sīn
du söldest geswunden sīn 		ir söltet geswunden sīn
ir söldet geswunden sīn
ër sol geswunden sīn sie sulen geswunden sīn ër sölte geswunden sīn
ër sölde geswunden sīn 		sie sölten geswunden sīn
sie sölden geswunden sīn

Descendants

Old English

Pronunciation

Verb

swinden

  1. plural present subjunctive of swindan
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