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Old English · verb

swelan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class IV
IPA
/ˈswe.lɑn/
Syllables
ˈswe · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
swealsensation

Meaning

  1. to burn, perish from heat

  2. to burn (feel a hot sensation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of swelan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular sweleswæl
2nd singular swilestswilstswǣle
3rd singular swileþswilþswæl
Plural swelaþswǣlon
Subjunctive
Singular sweleswǣle
Plural swelenswǣlen
Non-finite forms of swelan
Form
Infinitive swelan
Inflected infinitive swelenne
Imperative singular swel
Imperative plural swelaþ
Present participle swelende
Past participle swolenġeswolen

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swelan, from Proto-Germanic *swelaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swel-.

Descendants

sweal

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