schwelgen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German swëlgen, from Old High German swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą (to gulp (down); swallow; devour). Cognate with Old English swelgan (English swallow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃvɛlɡn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: schwel‧gen

Verb

schwelgen (weak, third-person singular present schwelgt, past tense schwelgte, past participle geschwelgt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, dated) to eat or drink greedily
  2. (intransitive) to revel in, indulge in

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Schwelgen
  • Schwelger
  • Schwelgerei
  • schwelgerisch

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