dwellen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *dwellen, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

Verb

dwellen

to make stray, to put on the wrong track
to torment

Inflection

Conjugation of *dwellen* (weak)
		present	past		present	past
infinitive	base form	dwellen
	genitive	dwellens
	dative	dwellene

		indicative			subjunctive
1st person singular		dwelle	—		dwelle	—
2nd person singular		dwels, dwelles	—		dwels, dwelles	—
3rd person singular		dwelt, dwellet	—		dwelle	—
1st person plural		dwellen	—		dwellen	—
2nd person plural		dwelt, dwellet	—		dwelt, dwellet	—
3rd person plural		dwellen	—		dwellen	—

		imperative
singular		dwel, dwelle
plural		dwelt, dwellet

		present	past
participle		dwellende	—

Descendants

Limburgish: dwelle

Further reading

Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dwellen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

duell, duelle, dwel, dwell, dwelle, dwellyn, dweylle

Etymology

From Old English dwellan (with semantic influence from Old Norse dvelja), from Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdwɛlən/

Verb

dwellen

To dwell; to remain:
1. To remain or stay (in a location)
2. To live, reside, or inhabit.
3. (figurative) To become settled or established (with).
To last; to persist:
1. To remain or continue (in a condition)
2. To be left; to remain in possession.
3. To be left over; to remain (of a portion).
To delay; to procrastinate.
To linger or wait.
To withhold; to desist from something.

Conjugation

Conjugation of *dwellen* (weak in -ed/-te)
	present tense	past tense
infinitive	(to) dwelen, dwele

1st-person singular	dwele	dweled, dwelte
2nd-person singular	dwelest	dweledest, dweltest
3rd-person singular	dweleth	dweled, dwelte
subjunctive singular	dwele	dweled, dwelte
imperative singular	dwele	—

plural¹	dwelen, dwele	dweleden, dwelede, dwelten, dwelte
imperative plural	dweleth, dwele	—

participles	dwelynge, dwelende	dweled, dwelt, ydweled, ydwelt

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

Related terms

Descendants

English: dwell
Scots: dwall

References

“dwellen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.