swiegen

Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German swîgen, from Old Saxon swīgon, from Proto-West Germanic *swīgēn.

Cognate with German schweigen, Dutch zwijgen.

Verb

swiegen (third-person singular simple present swiggt, past tense sweeg, past participle swegen, auxiliary verb hebben)[1]

  1. to be silent

Conjugation

Conjugation of swiegen (class 1 strong verb)
infinitive swiegen
present preterite
1st person singular swieg sweeg
2nd person singular swiggs(t) sweegs(t)
3rd person singular swigg(t) sweeg
plural swiegt, swiegen swegen
imperative
singular swieg
plural swiegt
present past
participle swiegen (e)swegen, geswegen

Note: This conjugation is one of many.
Neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

References

  1. ^ "swiegen" in Plattdeutsch-Hochdeutsches Wörterbuch für Ostfriesland