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swelgen

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą.

Verb

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swelgen

  1. to swallow
  2. to devour

Inflection

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Conjugation of swelgen (strong class 3)
infinitive base form swelgen
genitive swelgens
dative swelgene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular swelge swalch swelge swolge
2nd person singular swelchs, swelges swolchs, swolges swelchs, swelges swolges
3rd person singular swelcht, swelget swalch swelge swolge
1st person plural swelgen swolgen swelgen swolgen
2nd person plural swelcht, swelget swolcht, swolget swelcht, swelget swolget
3rd person plural swelgen swolgen swelgen swolgen
imperative
singular swelch, swelge
plural swelcht, swelget
present past
participle swelgende geswolgen

Descendants

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  • Dutch: zwelgen

Further reading

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Middle High German

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old High German swëlgan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠wɛlɡən/

Verb

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swëlgen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present swilget, past tense swalc, past participle geswolgen, past subjunctive swülge, auxiliary hān)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to swallow

Conjugation

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Descendants

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References

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  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “swelgen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Old High German

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Verb

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swëlgēn

  1. third-person plural present subjunctive of swëlgan