swelgan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą. Cognate with Old High German swelhan, Old Norse svelga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswel.ɡɑn/, [ˈsweɫ.ɣɑn]

Verb

swelgan

  1. to swallow
  2. to eat up, devour

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: swelgen, swelgien, swelȝen, swelghen, swelwen, swolgen, swolȝen, swolwen, swalwen

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą.

Verb

swëlgan

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to swallow

Conjugation

Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swelganą. Cognate with Old English , Old Norse svelga.

Verb

swelgan

  1. to swallow
  2. to eat up, devour

Conjugation