swimman
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *swimman, whence also Old Frisian swimma, Old Saxon swimman, Old Dutch *swimman, Old High German swimman, Old Norse svimma.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editswimman
- to swim
- 10th century, The Wanderer:
- þonne māga ġemynd · mōd ġeondhweorfeð,
grēteð glīwstafum, · ġeorne ġeondsċēawað
seċġa ġeseldan. · Swimmað oft on weġ.- when mind goes through memory of kinsmen,
greets with mirths, eagerly looks through
comrades of men. They often swim away.
- when mind goes through memory of kinsmen,
Conjugation
editConjugation of swimman (strong class 3)
infinitive | swimman | swimmenne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | swimme | swamm |
second person singular | swimst | swumme |
third person singular | swimþ | swamm |
plural | swimmaþ | swummon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | swimme | swumme |
plural | swimmen | swummen |
imperative | ||
singular | swimm | |
plural | swimmaþ | |
participle | present | past |
swimmende | (ġe)swummen |
Descendants
editOld Saxon
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-West Germanic *swimman.
Cognates:
Verb
editswimman
- to swim
Conjugation
editConjugation of swimman (strong class 3)
infinitive | swimman | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | past |
1st person singular | swimmu | swam |
2nd person singular | swimmis | swummi |
3rd person singular | swimmid | swam |
plural | swimmad | swummun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | swimme | swummi |
2nd person singular | swimmes | swummis |
3rd person singular | swimme | swummi |
plural | swimmen | swummin |
imperative | present | |
singular | swim | |
plural | swimmad | |
participle | present | past |
swimmandi | giswumman, swumman |
Descendants
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- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
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- Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old Saxon lemmas
- Old Saxon verbs
- Old Saxon class 3 strong verbs