swemmen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *swimman, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.

Verb

swemmen

1. (intransitive) to swim
2. (intransitive) to float
3. (intransitive, figuratively) to overflow, to have (a thing or feeling) in abundance

Inflection

Conjugation of swemmen (strong class 3)

infinitive	base form	swemmen
	genitive	swemmens
	dative	swemmene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		swemme	swam		swemme	swomme
2nd person singular		swems, swemmes	swoms, swommes		swems, swemmes	swommes
3rd person singular		swemt, swemmet	swam		swemme	swomme
1st person plural		swemmen	swommen		swemmen	swommen
2nd person plural		swemt, swemmet	swomt, swommet		swemt, swemmet	swommet
3rd person plural		swemmen	swommen		swemmen	swommen
		imperative
singular		swem, swemme
plural		swemt, swemmet
		present	past
participle		swemmende	geswommen

Conjugation of swemmen (weak)

infinitive	base form	swemmen
	genitive	swemmens
	dative	swemmene
		indicative			subjunctive
		present	past		present	past
1st person singular		swemme	—		swemme	—
2nd person singular		swems, swemmes	—		swems, swemmes	—
3rd person singular		swemt, swemmet	—		swemme	—
1st person plural		swemmen	—		swemmen	—
2nd person plural		swemt, swemmet	—		swemt, swemmet	—
3rd person plural		swemmen	—		swemmen	—
		imperative
singular		swem, swemme
plural		swemt, swemmet
		present	past
participle		swemmende	—

Alternative forms

• swimmen

Descendants

• Dutch: zwemmen
• Limburgish: zwömme

Further reading

• “swemmen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “swemmen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Verb

swemmen

1. Alternative form of swymmen