swemmen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *swimman, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.

Verb

swemmen

1. (intransitive) to swim
2. (intransitive) to float
3. (intransitive, figuratively) to overflow, to have (a thing or feeling) in abundance

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	swemmen
3rd sg. past	swam
3rd pl. past	swommen
Past participle	geswommen
Infinitive	swemmen
In genitive	swemmens
In dative	swemmene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	swemme	swam
2nd singular	swems, swemmes	swoms, swommes
3rd singular	swemt, swemmet	swam
1st plural	swemmen	swommen
2nd plural	swemt, swemmet	swomt, swommet
3rd plural	swemmen	swommen
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	swemme	swomme
2nd singular	swems, swemmes	swommes
3rd singular	swemme	swomme
1st plural	swemmen	swommen
2nd plural	swemt, swemmet	swommet
3rd plural	swemmen	swommen
Imperative	Present
Singular	swem, swemme
Plural	swemt, swemmet
	Present	Past
Participle	swemmende	geswommen

Weak
Infinitive	swemmen
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	swemmen
In genitive	swemmens
In dative	swemmene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	swemme	—
2nd singular	swems, swemmes	—
3rd singular	swemt, swemmet	—
1st plural	swemmen	—
2nd plural	swemt, swemmet	—
3rd plural	swemmen	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	swemme	—
2nd singular	swems, swemmes	—
3rd singular	swemme	—
1st plural	swemmen	—
2nd plural	swemt, swemmet	—
3rd plural	swemmen	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	swem, swemme
Plural	swemt, swemmet
	Present	Past
Participle	swemmende	—

Alternative forms

• swimmen

Descendants

• Dutch: zwemmen
• Limburgish: zwömme

Further reading

• “swemmen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “swemmen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Verb

swemmen

1. Alternative form of swymmen