dwelen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dwelliȝen, dweolien

Etymology

From Old English dwelian (weak class 2), from Proto-West Germanic *dwelan (strong class 4), from Proto-Germanic *dwelaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdwɛlən/, /ˈdwɛːlən/

Verb

dwelen (rare)

1. To err; to be deluded.
2. To wander; to stray.
3. To delude; to fool.
4. To stun; to incapacitate.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dwelen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) dwelen, dwele
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dwele	dweled
2nd-person singular	dwelest	dweledest
3rd-person singular	dweleth	dweled
subjunctive singular	dwele
imperative singular		—
plural1	dwelen, dwele	dweleden, dwelede
imperative plural	dweleth, dwele	—
participles	dwelynge, dwelende	dweled, ydweled

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

Related terms

• dwele

References

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