schwellen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German swëllen, from Old High German swellan, from Proto-Germanic *swellaną.
Compare Low German swellen, Dutch zwellen, English swell, Swedish svälla.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editschwellen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present schwillt, past tense schwoll, past participle geschwollen, past subjunctive schwölle, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive) to swell up; to bulge
Conjugation
editinfinitive | schwellen | ||||
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present participle | schwellend | ||||
past participle | geschwollen | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schwelle | wir schwellen | i | ich schwelle | wir schwellen |
du schwillst | ihr schwellt | du schwellest | ihr schwellet | ||
er schwillt | sie schwellen | er schwelle | sie schwellen | ||
preterite | ich schwoll | wir schwollen | ii | ich schwölle1 | wir schwöllen1 |
du schwollst | ihr schwollt | du schwöllest1 du schwöllst1 |
ihr schwöllet1 ihr schwöllt1 | ||
er schwoll | sie schwollen | er schwölle1 | sie schwöllen1 | ||
imperative | schwill (du) | schwellt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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