swelen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• swellen, swalen

Etymology

From Old English swelan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelan, from Proto-Germanic *swelaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswɛːlən/, /ˈswɛlən/

Verb

swelen

1. to burn

Conjugation

Conjugation of swelen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) swelen, swele
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	swele	sweled
2nd-person singular	swelest	sweledest
3rd-person singular	sweleth	sweled
subjunctive singular	swele
imperative singular		—
plural1	swelen, swele	sweleden, swelede
imperative plural	sweleth, swele	—
participles	swelynge, swelende	sweled, ysweled

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: sweal
• Yola: zweal

References

• “swēlen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.