schwelgen
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German swëlgen, from Old High German swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą (“to gulp (down); swallow; devour”). Cognate with Old English swelgan (English swallow).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]schwelgen (weak, third-person singular present schwelgt, past tense schwelgte, past participle geschwelgt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive, dated) to eat or drink greedily
- (intransitive) to revel in, indulge in
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schwelgen | ||||
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present participle | schwelgend | ||||
past participle | geschwelgt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schwelge | wir schwelgen | i | ich schwelge | wir schwelgen |
du schwelgst | ihr schwelgt | du schwelgest | ihr schwelget | ||
er schwelgt | sie schwelgen | er schwelge | sie schwelgen | ||
preterite | ich schwelgte | wir schwelgten | ii | ich schwelgte1 | wir schwelgten1 |
du schwelgtest | ihr schwelgtet | du schwelgtest1 | ihr schwelgtet1 | ||
er schwelgte | sie schwelgten | er schwelgte1 | sie schwelgten1 | ||
imperative | schwelg (du) schwelge (du) |
schwelgt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Synonyms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “schwelgen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “schwelgen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “schwelgen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “schwelgen” in Duden online
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