geswelge
Old English
Alternative forms
- ġeswelg
Etymology
From ġe- + swelġe, from Proto-West Germanic *swalgī, from Proto-Germanic *swalgiz (“open gape, gullet, throat”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to wash, wash down, gulp, swallow”). Cognate with Middle Low German swalch, swelch (“whirlpool”), Middle Dutch swelch, zwelge, zwelgh (“chasm, gape, gullet, throat”), Old Norse svelgr (“whirlpool, eddy, current, stream”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jeˈswel.je/, [jeˈsweɫ.je]
Inflection
Declension of geswelge (strong ja-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ġeswelġe | ġeswelġu |
| accusative | ġeswelġe | ġeswelġu |
| genitive | ġeswelġes | ġeswelġa |
| dative | ġeswelġe | ġeswelġum |
Related terms
- forswelgan
- ġeswelgan
- swelgan
- swelgend
- swelh
- swiliġe
- swolgettan
Descendants
- Middle English: swelȝe, swelgh, swelwe, swolwe, swelth (merged with descendants of Old English swelh)
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