Reconstruction:Old Dutch/sweltan

This Old Dutch entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sweltan, from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.

Verb

*sweltan

  1. to die, succumb

Inflection

Conjugation of *sweltan (strong class 3)
infinitive *sweltan
indicative present past
1st person singular *swelto, *swelton *swalt
2nd person singular *swiltis *swulti
3rd person singular *swiltit *swalt
1st person plural *sweltun *swulton
2nd person plural *sweltit *swultot
3rd person plural *sweltunt *swulton
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *swelte *swulti
2nd person singular *sweltis *swulti
3rd person singular *swelte *swulti
1st person plural *sweltin *swultin
2nd person plural *sweltit *swultit
3rd person plural *sweltin *swultin
imperative present
singular *swelt, *swilt
plural *sweltet
participle present past
*sweltandi *swoltan, *giswoltan

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: swelten
    • Dutch: zwelten
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