swelten

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *sweltan, from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.

Verb

swelten

1. to succumb, to collapse
2. to be exhausted
3. to waste away

Inflection

Strong class 3
Infinitive	swelten
3rd sg. past	swalt
3rd pl. past	swolten
Past participle	swolt
Infinitive	swelten
In genitive	sweltens
In dative	sweltene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	swelte	swalt
2nd singular	swelts, sweltes	swolts, swoltes
3rd singular	swelt, sweltet	swalt
1st plural	swelten	swolten
2nd plural	swelt, sweltet	swolt, swoltet
3rd plural	swelten	swolten
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	swelte	swolte
2nd singular	swelts, sweltes	swoltes
3rd singular	swelte	swolte
1st plural	swelten	swolten
2nd plural	swelt, sweltet	swoltet
3rd plural	swelten	swolten
Imperative	Present
Singular	swelt, swelte
Plural	swelt, sweltet
	Present	Past
Participle	sweltende	swolt

Descendants

• Dutch: zwelten

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “swelten”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN