dwellen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *dwellen, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

Verb

dwellen

1. to make stray, to put on the wrong track
2. to torment

Inflection

Conjugation of dwellen (weak)

infinitive	base form	dwellen
	genitive	dwellens
	dative	dwellene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		dwelle	—		dwelle	—
2nd person singular		dwels, dwelles	—		dwels, dwelles	—
3rd person singular		dwelt, dwellet	—		dwelle	—
1st person plural		dwellen	—		dwellen	—
2nd person plural		dwelt, dwellet	—		dwelt, dwellet	—
3rd person plural		dwellen	—		dwellen	—
		imperative
singular		dwel, dwelle
plural		dwelt, dwellet
		present	past
participle		dwellende	—

Descendants

• Limburgish: dwelle

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dwellen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• duell, duelle, dwel, dwell, dwelle, dwellyn, dweylle

Etymology

From Old English dwellan (with semantic influence from Old Norse dvelja), from Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdwɛlən/

Verb

dwellen

1. To dwell; to remain:
   1. To remain or stay (in a location)
   2. To live, reside, or inhabit.
   3. (figurative) To become settled or established (with).
2. To last; to persist:
   1. To remain or continue (in a condition)
   2. To be left; to remain in possession.
   3. To be left over; to remain (of a portion).
3. To delay; to procrastinate.
4. To linger or wait.
5. To withhold; to desist from something.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dwellen (weak in -ed/-te)

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

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

Related terms

• dwelle
• dweller
• dwellynge

Descendants

• English: dwell
• Scots: dwall

References

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