dwelen

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English dwelian (weak class 2), from Proto-West Germanic *dwelan (strong class 4), from Proto-Germanic *dwelaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdwɛlən/, /ˈdwɛːlən/

Verb

dwelen (rare)

  1. To err; to be deluded.
  2. To wander; to stray.
  3. To delude; to fool.
  4. To stun; to incapacitate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dwelen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) dwelen, dwele
present tense past tense
1st-person singular dwele dweled
2nd-person singular dwelest dweledest
3rd-person singular dweleth dweled
subjunctive singular dwele
imperative singular —
plural1 dwelen, dwele dweleden, dwelede
imperative plural dweleth, dwele —
participles dwelynge, dwelende dweled, ydweled

1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References

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