Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/swelan

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *swelaną.

Verb edit

*swelan

  1. to burn

Inflection edit

Strong class 4
Infinitive *swelan
1st sg. past *swal
3rd pl. past *swālun
Past ptcple *swolan
Infinitive *swelan
Genitive infin. *swelannjas
Dative infin. *swelannjē
Instrum. infin. *swelannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *swelu *swal
2nd singular *swiliʀi *swālī
3rd singular *swilidi *swal
1st plural *swelum *swālum
2nd plural *swilid *swālud
3rd plural *sweland *swālun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *swelē *swālī
2nd singular *swelēs *swālī
3rd singular *swelē *swālī
1st plural *swelēm *swālīm
2nd plural *swelēþ *swālīd
3rd plural *swelēn *swālīn
Imperative Present
Singular *swil
Plural *swilid
Present Past
Participle *swelandī *swolan

Descendants edit

  • Old English: swelan
  • Old Saxon: *swelan
  • Old High German: *swelan