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Old English · verb

swillan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 1
IPA
/ˈswil.lɑn/
[ˈswiɫ.ɫɑn]
Syllables
ˈswil · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
swillgargle

Meaning

  1. to gargle

Conjugation

Conjugation of swillan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular swilleswilede
2nd singular swilestswiledest
3rd singular swileþswilede
Plural swillaþswiledon
Subjunctive
Singular swilleswilede
Plural swillenswileden
Non-finite forms of swillan
Form
Infinitive swillan
Inflected infinitive swillenne
Imperative singular swile
Imperative plural swillaþ
Present participle swillende
Past participle swiledġeswiled

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swilljan, from Proto-Germanic *swiljaną (“to gulp, swallow”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to drink, gulp, swallow”).

Descendants

swill

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