swelen

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Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

swellen, swalen

Etymology[edit]

From Old English swelan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelan, from Proto-Germanic *swelaną.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈswɛːlən/, /ˈswɛlən/

Verb[edit]

swelen

to burn

Conjugation[edit]

Conjugation of swelen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) swelen, swele
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	swele	sweled
2nd-person singular	swelest	sweledest
3rd-person singular	sweleth	sweled
subjunctive singular	swele	sweled
imperative singular	swele	—

plural¹	swelen, swele	sweleden, swelede
imperative plural	sweleth, swele	—

participles	swelynge, swelende	sweled, ysweled

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

Descendants[edit]

English: sweal
Yola: zweal

References[edit]

“swēlen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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