swelan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swelan, from Proto-Germanic *swelaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swel-.

Verb

swelan

1. to burn, perish with heat

Conjugation

Conjugation of swelan (strong class 4)

infinitive	swelan	swelenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	swele	swæl
second person singular	swilest, swilst	swǣle
third person singular	swileþ, swilþ	swæl
plural	swelaþ	swǣlon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	swele	swǣle
plural	swelen	swǣlen
imperative
singular	swel
plural	swelaþ
participle	present	past
	swelende	(ġe)swolen

Derived terms

• forswelan

Descendants

• Middle English: swelen, swellen, swalen
  • English: sweal
  • Yola: zweal

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “swelan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.