dwellen
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *dwellen, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.
Verb edit
dwellen
Inflection edit
Weak | ||
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Infinitive | dwellen | |
3rd sg. past | — | |
3rd pl. past | — | |
Past participle | — | |
Infinitive | dwellen | |
In genitive | dwellens | |
In dative | dwellene | |
Indicative | Present | Past |
1st singular | dwelle | — |
2nd singular | dwels, dwelles | — |
3rd singular | dwelt, dwellet | — |
1st plural | dwellen | — |
2nd plural | dwelt, dwellet | — |
3rd plural | dwellen | — |
Subjunctive | Present | Past |
1st singular | dwelle | — |
2nd singular | dwels, dwelles | — |
3rd singular | dwelle | — |
1st plural | dwellen | — |
2nd plural | dwelt, dwellet | — |
3rd plural | dwellen | — |
Imperative | Present | |
Singular | dwel, dwelle | |
Plural | dwelt, dwellet | |
Present | Past | |
Participle | dwellende | — |
Descendants edit
- Limburgish: dwelle
Further reading edit
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dwellen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English dwellan (with semantic influence from Old Norse dvelja), from Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
dwellen
- To dwell; to remain:
- To remain or stay (in a location)
- To live, reside, or inhabit.
- (figurative) To become settled or established (with).
- To last; to persist:
- To delay; to procrastinate.
- To linger or wait.
- To withhold; to desist from something.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of dwellen (weak in -ed/-te)
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- “dwellen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.