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Old English · verb

swelgan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈswel.ɡɑn/
[ˈsweɫ.ɣɑn]
Syllables
ˈswel · ɡɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
swallowdevour

Meaning

  1. to swallow

  2. to eat up, devour

Conjugation

Conjugation of swelgan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular swelgeswealgswealh
2nd singular swilġstswulge
3rd singular swilġþswealgswealh
Plural swelgaþswulgon
Subjunctive
Singular swelgeswulge
Plural swelgenswulgen
Non-finite forms of swelgan
Form
Infinitive swelgan
Inflected infinitive swelgenne
Imperative singular swelgswelh
Imperative plural swelgaþ
Present participle swelgende
Past participle swolgenġeswolgen

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą. Cognate with Old High German swelhan, Old Norse svelga.

Descendants

swallow

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