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Old English · verb

sweltan

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

Meaning

  1. to die

    Far þū wel! Ealle menn sċulon sweltan.

    Farewell! All men must die.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sweltan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular swelteswealt
2nd singular swilstswiltstswulte
3rd singular swiltswealt
Plural sweltaþswulton
Subjunctive
Singular swelteswulte
Plural sweltenswulten
Non-finite forms of sweltan
Form
Infinitive sweltan
Inflected infinitive sweltenne
Imperative singular swelt
Imperative plural sweltaþ
Present participle sweltende
Past participle swoltenġeswolten

All forms (16)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *sweltan, from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną. Cognate with Old Saxon sweltan, Old Dutch *sweltan, Old High German swelzan, Old Norse svelta, Gothic (swiltan).

Descendants

swelt

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