dwellan
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
dwellan
- to mislead, deceive
- Mē þyncþ þæt þū mē dwealde.
- It seems that you have deceived me.
- to hinder
- to err, go astray
- to dwell, remain
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of dwellan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | dwellan | dwellenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | dwelle | dwealde |
| second person singular | dwelest | dwealdest |
| third person singular | dweleþ | dwealde |
| plural | dwellaþ | dwealdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | dwelle | dwealde |
| plural | dwellen | dwealden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | dwele | |
| plural | dwellaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| dwellende | (ġe)dweald | |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “dwellan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.