swemmen
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Middle Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Dutch *swimman, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.
Verb[edit]
swemmen
- (intransitive) to swim
- (intransitive) to float
- (intransitive, figuratively) to overflow, to have (a thing or feeling) in abundance
Inflection[edit]
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | swemmen | |
| 3rd sg. past | swam | |
| 3rd pl. past | swommen | |
| Past participle | geswommen | |
| Infinitive | swemmen | |
| In genitive | swemmens | |
| In dative | swemmene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | swemme | swam |
| 2nd singular | swems, swemmes | swoms, swommes |
| 3rd singular | swemt, swemmet | swam |
| 1st plural | swemmen | swommen |
| 2nd plural | swemt, swemmet | swomt, swommet |
| 3rd plural | swemmen | swommen |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | swemme | swomme |
| 2nd singular | swems, swemmes | swommes |
| 3rd singular | swemme | swomme |
| 1st plural | swemmen | swommen |
| 2nd plural | swemt, swemmet | swommet |
| 3rd plural | swemmen | swommen |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | swem, swemme | |
| Plural | swemt, swemmet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | swemmende | geswommen |
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | swemmen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | swemmen | |
| In genitive | swemmens | |
| In dative | swemmene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | swemme | — |
| 2nd singular | swems, swemmes | — |
| 3rd singular | swemt, swemmet | — |
| 1st plural | swemmen | — |
| 2nd plural | swemt, swemmet | — |
| 3rd plural | swemmen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | swemme | — |
| 2nd singular | swems, swemmes | — |
| 3rd singular | swemme | — |
| 1st plural | swemmen | — |
| 2nd plural | swemt, swemmet | — |
| 3rd plural | swemmen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | swem, swemme | |
| Plural | swemt, swemmet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | swemmende | — |
Alternative forms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “swemmen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “swemmen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English[edit]
Verb[edit]
swemmen
- Alternative form of swymmen
Categories:
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch
- Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Middle Dutch lemmas
- Middle Dutch verbs
- Middle Dutch intransitive verbs
- Middle Dutch class 3 strong verbs
- Middle Dutch weak verbs
- Middle English lemmas
- Middle English verbs