swolgettan
Old English
editEtymology
editFrom unattested *swolg, a term represented by Old Saxon swolga (“whirlpool, abyss”) + -ettan (“-ize”). Compare also Old Norse sylgr (“drink, beverage”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editswolgettan
Conjugation
editConjugation of swolgettan (weak class 1)
infinitive | swolgettan | swolgettenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | swolgette | swolgette |
second person singular | swolgetst | swolgettest |
third person singular | swolgett, swolget | swolgette |
plural | swolgettaþ | swolgetton |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | swolgette | swolgette |
plural | swolgetten | swolgetten |
imperative | ||
singular | swolgete | |
plural | swolgettaþ | |
participle | present | past |
swolgettende | (ġe)swolgeted, (ġe)swolgett, (ġe)swolget |
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “swolgettan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.