schwelen
German
Etymology
18th century, from Low German swelen, from Middle Low German swēlen, from Old Saxon *swelan, from Proto-Germanic *swelaną (“to smoulder, burn slowly”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to shine, warm, burn”). Cognate with Dutch zwelen, Old English swelan. Also related to German schwül (“sultry”), Old Norse svalr (“cold”), whence Danish sval.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʃveːlən/, [ˈʃʋeːlən], [-l̩n]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: schwe‧len
Verb
schwelen (weak, third-person singular present schwelt, past tense schwelte, past participle geschwelt, auxiliary haben)
- to smoulder
Conjugation
Conjugation of schwelen (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | schwelen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | schwelend | ||||
| past participle | geschwelt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich schwele | wir schwelen | i | ich schwele | wir schwelen |
| du schwelst | ihr schwelt | du schwelest | ihr schwelet | ||
| er schwelt | sie schwelen | er schwele | sie schwelen | ||
| preterite | ich schwelte | wir schwelten | ii | ich schwelte1 | wir schwelten1 |
| du schweltest | ihr schweltet | du schweltest1 | ihr schweltet1 | ||
| er schwelte | sie schwelten | er schwelte1 | sie schwelten1 | ||
| imperative | schwel (du) schwele (du) |
schwelt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of schwelen (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
- Schwelen
- Schwelung
- verschwelen
References
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