Old English · verb

dwellan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 1
IPA: /ˈdwel.lɑn/
[ˈdweɫ.ɫɑn]
Syllables: ˈdwel · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: dwell mislead deceive

Meaning

to mislead, deceive

Mē þyncþ þæt þū mē dwealde.

It seems that you have deceived me.
to hinder
to err, go astray
to dwell, remain

Conjugation

Conjugation of dwellan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	dwelle	dwealde
2nd singular	dwelest	dwealdest
3rd singular	dweleþ	dwealde
Plural	dwellaþ	dwealdon
Subjunctive
Singular	dwelle	dwealde
Plural	dwellen	dwealden

Non-finite forms of dwellan
	Form
Infinitive	dwellan
Inflected infinitive	dwellenne
Imperative singular	dwele
Imperative plural	dwellaþ
Present participle	dwellende
Past participle	dweald ġedweald

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-der. Proto-Germanic *dwalaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan Old English dwellan From Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

Descendants

dwell

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