swelgen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą.
Verb
swelgen
Inflection
| infinitive | base form | swelgen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive | swelgens | ||||||
| dative | swelgene | ||||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||||
| present | past | present | past | ||||
| 1st person singular | swelge | swalch | swelge | swolge | |||
| 2nd person singular | swelchs, swelges | swolchs, swolges | swelchs, swelges | swolges | |||
| 3rd person singular | swelcht, swelget | swalch | swelge | swolge | |||
| 1st person plural | swelgen | swolgen | swelgen | swolgen | |||
| 2nd person plural | swelcht, swelget | swolcht, swolget | swelcht, swelget | swolget | |||
| 3rd person plural | swelgen | swolgen | swelgen | swolgen | |||
| imperative | |||||||
| singular | swelch, swelge | ||||||
| plural | swelcht, swelget | ||||||
| present | past | ||||||
| participle | swelgende | geswolgen | |||||
Descendants
- Dutch: zwelgen
Further reading
- “swelghen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “swelgen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle High German
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German swëlgan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠wɛlɡən/
Verb
swëlgen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present swilget, past tense swalc, past participle geswolgen, past subjunctive swülge, auxiliary hān)
- (transitive, with accusative) to swallow
Conjugation
Conjugation of swëlgen (class 3 strong, auxiliary hān)
| infinitive | swëlgen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| genitive gerund | swëlgennes swëlgenes | ||||
| dative gerund | swëlgenne swëlgene | ||||
| present participle | swëlgende | ||||
| past participle | geswolgen | ||||
| auxiliary | hān | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich swilge | wir swëlgen | i | ich swëlge | wir swëlgen |
| du swilgest | ir swëlget | du swëlgest | ir swëlget | ||
| ër swilget | sie swëlgent | ër swëlge | sie swëlgen | ||
| preterite | ich swalc | wir swulgen | ii | ich swülge | wir swülgen |
| du swülge | ir swulget | du swülgest | ir swülget | ||
| ër swalc | sie swulgen | ër swülge | sie swülgen | ||
| imperative | swilc (du) | swëlget (ir) | |||
Composed forms of swëlgen (class 3 strong, auxiliary hān)
Descendants
- German: schwelgen
References
- Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “swelgen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel
Old High German
Verb
swëlgēn
- third-person plural present subjunctive of swëlgan