dwellen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *dwellen, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

Verb

dwellen

  1. to make stray, to put on the wrong track
  2. to torment

Inflection

Conjugation of dwellen (weak)
infinitive base form dwellen
genitive dwellens
dative dwellene
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular dwelle — dwelle —
2nd person singular dwels, dwelles — dwels, dwelles —
3rd person singular dwelt, dwellet — dwelle —
1st person plural dwellen — dwellen —
2nd person plural dwelt, dwellet — dwelt, dwellet —
3rd person plural dwellen — dwellen —
imperative
singular dwel, dwelle
plural dwelt, dwellet
present past
participle dwellende —

Descendants

  • Limburgish: dwelle

Further reading

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Old English dwellan (with semantic influence from Old Norse dvelja), from Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈdwɛlən/

    Verb

    dwellen

    1. To dwell; to remain:
      1. To remain or stay (in a location)
      2. To live, reside, or inhabit.
      3. (figurative) To become settled or established (with).
    2. To last; to persist:
      1. To remain or continue (in a condition)
      2. To be left; to remain in possession.
      3. To be left over; to remain (of a portion).
    3. To delay; to procrastinate.
    4. To linger or wait.
    5. To withhold; to desist from something.

    Conjugation

    Conjugation of dwellen (weak in -ed/-te)
    infinitive (to) dwelen, dwele
    present tense past tense
    1st-person singular dwele dweled, dwelte
    2nd-person singular dwelest dweledest, dweltest
    3rd-person singular dweleth dweled, dwelte
    subjunctive singular dwele
    imperative singular —
    plural1 dwelen, dwele dweleden, dwelede, dwelten, dwelte
    imperative plural dweleth, dwele —
    participles dwelynge, dwelende dweled, dwelt, ydweled, ydwelt

    1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

    Descendants

    • English: dwell
    • Scots: dwall

    References

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