dwelian

Old English

Etymology

Possibly from earlier strong *dwelan, from Proto-West Germanic *dwelan, from Proto-Germanic *dwelaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdwe.li.ɑn/

Verb

dwelian

  1. to err, to go astray
  2. to deceive, to lead astray
    • Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church
      Đes ylca apostol and godspellere becōm, þurh Godes sande, æfter Drihtnes upstiġe tō heofenum, tō Ethiopian, þæt is ðǣra Silhearwena rīce, and ġemette þǣr tweġen drȳmen, Zoroes and Arfaxað, dweliende þæt folc mid heora drȳcræfte.
      After the Lord's ascension to heaven, this same apostol and evangelist arrived in Ethiopia, that is, Silhearwena rice, through God's sending, where he met two sorcerers, Zoroes and Arfaxath, who were leading the people astray with their sorcery.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dwelian (weak, class 2)
infinitive dwelian dwelienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular dweliġe dwelode
second person singular dwelast dwelodest
third person singular dwelaþ dwelode
plural dweliaþ dwelodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular dweliġe dwelode
plural dweliġen dweloden
imperative
singular dwela
plural dweliaþ
participle present past
dweliende (ġe)dwelod

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Middle English: dwelen
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