*dwelaną

Runic: ᛞᚹᛖᛚᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈdwe.lɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 4

Meanings

to go astray

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European*dʰwélh₂-e/o- from root *dʰwelh₂- (‘to dim, dull, cloud, make obscure, swirl, whirl’) (Kroonen 2013). Related to *dulaz (‘confused, stunned, foolish, misled, mad’) and *dwalaz (‘confused, stunned, foolish, misled, mad’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	dwelō	dwelaų	–
2nd singular	dwilizi	dwelaiz	dwel
3rd singular	dwilidi	dwelai	dweladau
1st dual	dwelōz	dwelaiw	–
2nd dual	dweladiz	dwelaidiz	dweladiz
1st plural	dwelamaz	dwelaim	–
2nd plural	dwilid	dwelaid	dwilid
3rd plural	dwelandi	dwelain	dwelandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	dwelai	–
2nd singular	dwelazai	dwelaizau
3rd singular	dweladai	dwelaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	dwelandai	dwelaindau
2nd plural	dwelandai	dwelaindau
3rd plural	dwelandai	dwelaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	dwal	dwēlį̄
2nd singular	dwalt	dwēlīz
3rd singular	dwal	dwēlī
1st dual	dwēlū	dwēlīw
2nd dual	dwēludiz	dwēlīdiz
1st plural	dwēlum	dwēlīm
2nd plural	dwēlud	dwēlīd
3rd plural	dwēlun	dwēlīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
dwelaną	dwelandz	dulanaz

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Descendants

*dwelan (Proto-West Germanic)
- dwelan (Old Dutch)
  - dwelen (Middle Dutch)
    - dwelen (Dutch)
*dwelan (Proto-West Germanic)
- dwelian (Old English)
  - dwelen (Middle English)
*dwelan (Proto-West Germanic)
- twelan (Old High German)
  - twelen, tweln (Middle High German)
*dwelan (Proto-West Germanic)
- dwelan (Old Saxon)
  - dwelen, dwēlen, twelen (Middle Low German)
    - dwelen (Low German)

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