kwellen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch quellen, from Old Dutch *kwellen, from Proto-West Germanic *kwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną.

Verb

kwellen

2. to torment, trouble
3. to hurt, pester

Conjugation

Conjugation of kwellen (weak)
infinitive	kwellen
past singular	kwelde
past participle	gekweld
infinitive	kwellen
gerund	kwellen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kwel	kwelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	kwelt, kwel2	kwelde
2nd person sing. (u)	kwelt	kwelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	kwelt	kwelde
3rd person singular	kwelt	kwelde
plural	kwellen	kwelden
subjunctive sing.1	kwelle	kwelde
subjunctive plur.1	kwellen	kwelden
imperative sing.	kwel
imperative plur.1	kwelt
participles	kwellend	gekweld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• kwel
• kwelgeest
• kweller
• kwelling

 

Related terms

• kwaal

Descendants

• Negerhollands: quiel

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch quellen (“to well up; to swell up”), from Old Dutch *quellan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwellan, from Proto-Germanic *kwellaną.

Verb

kwellen

2. (archaic) to well up
3. (archaic) to swell up

Conjugation

Conjugation of kwellen (weak)
infinitive	kwellen
past singular	kwelde
past participle	gekweld
infinitive	kwellen
gerund	kwellen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	kwel	kwelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	kwelt, kwel2	kwelde
2nd person sing. (u)	kwelt	kwelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	kwelt	kwelde
3rd person singular	kwelt	kwelde
plural	kwellen	kwelden
subjunctive sing.1	kwelle	kwelde
subjunctive plur.1	kwellen	kwelden
imperative sing.	kwel
imperative plur.1	kwelt
participles	kwellend	gekweld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• kwelder
• kwelwater

 

Related terms

• kwal
• kwalm
• kwel