swelgen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

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

Verb

swelgen

1. to swallow
2. to devour

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	swelgen
3rd sg. past	swalch
3rd pl. past	swolgen
Past participle	geswolgen
Infinitive	swelgen
In genitive	swelgens
In dative	swelgene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	swelge	swalch
2nd singular	swelchs, swelges	swolchs, swolges
3rd singular	swelcht, swelget	swalch
1st plural	swelgen	swolgen
2nd plural	swelcht, swelget	swolcht, swolget
3rd plural	swelgen	swolgen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	swelge	swolge
2nd singular	swelchs, swelges	swolges
3rd singular	swelge	swolge
1st plural	swelgen	swolgen
2nd plural	swelcht, swelget	swolget
3rd plural	swelgen	swolgen
Imperative	Present
Singular	swelch, swelge
Plural	swelcht, swelget
	Present	Past
Participle	swelgende	geswolgen

Descendants

• Dutch: zwelgen

Further reading

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