swolgettan

Old English

Etymology

From unattested *swolg, a term represented by Old Saxon swolga (“whirlpool, abyss”) +‎ -ettan (“-ize”). Compare also Old Norse sylgr (“drink, beverage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈswol.ɡet.tɑn/, [ˈswoɫ.ɣet.tɑn]

Verb

swolgettan

1. to take into the throat, gargle
2. to gulp down, swallow

Conjugation

Conjugation of swolgettan (weak class 1)

infinitive	swolgettan	swolgettenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	swolgette	swolgette
second person singular	swolgetst	swolgettest
third person singular	swolgett, swolget	swolgette
plural	swolgettaþ	swolgetton
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	swolgette	swolgette
plural	swolgetten	swolgetten
imperative
singular	swolgete
plural	swolgettaþ
participle	present	past
	swolgettende	(ġe)swolgeted, (ġe)swolgett, (ġe)swolget

Related terms

• swelgan

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “swolgettan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.