schwelen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]18th century, from Low German swelen, from Middle Low German swēlen, from Old Saxon *swelan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelan, from Proto-Germanic *swelaną (“to smoulder, burn slowly”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to shine, warm, burn”). Cognate with Dutch zwelen, Old English swelan. Also related to German schwül (“sultry”), Old Norse svalr (“cold”), whence Danish sval.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]schwelen (weak, third-person singular present schwelt, past tense schwelte, past participle geschwelt, auxiliary haben)
- to smoulder
- Synonym: glimmen
- Das Feuer schwelte immer noch an einigen Stellen.
- The fire was still smoldering in some places.
- to fester, to simmer
- Synonym: brodeln
- Unter der Oberfläche schwelt Hass.
- Hate festers beneath the surface.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schwelen | ||||
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present participle | schwelend | ||||
past participle | geschwelt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schwele | wir schwelen | i | ich schwele | wir schwelen |
du schwelst | ihr schwelt | du schwelest | ihr schwelet | ||
er schwelt | sie schwelen | er schwele | sie schwelen | ||
preterite | ich schwelte | wir schwelten | ii | ich schwelte1 | wir schwelten1 |
du schweltest | ihr schweltet | du schweltest1 | ihr schweltet1 | ||
er schwelte | sie schwelten | er schwelte1 | sie schwelten1 | ||
imperative | schwel (du) schwele (du) |
schwelt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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