*swelaną

Runic: ᛊᚹᛖᛚᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈswe.lɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 4

Meanings

to burn

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *swelH- (‘to burn’). Cognate with Lithuanian svi̇̀lti (‘to singe’), Latvian svals (‘vapor, smoke’), Ancient Greek εἵλη (heílē) (heílē, ‘warmth of the sun’), and possibly Old Armenian նքողիմ (nkʻołim, ‘to be parched, dried, tired, unwell’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	swelō	swelaų	–
2nd singular	swilizi	swelaiz	swel
3rd singular	swilidi	swelai	sweladau
1st dual	swelōz	swelaiw	–
2nd dual	sweladiz	swelaidiz	sweladiz
1st plural	swelamaz	swelaim	–
2nd plural	swilid	swelaid	swilid
3rd plural	swelandi	swelain	swelandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	swelai	–
2nd singular	swelazai	swelaizau
3rd singular	sweladai	swelaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	swelandai	swelaindau
2nd plural	swelandai	swelaindau
3rd plural	swelandai	swelaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	swal	swēlį̄
2nd singular	swalt	swēlīz
3rd singular	swal	swēlī
1st dual	swēlū	swēlīw
2nd dual	swēludiz	swēlīdiz
1st plural	swēlum	swēlīm
2nd plural	swēlud	swēlīd
3rd plural	swēlun	swēlīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
swelaną	swelandz	sulanaz

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Descendants

*swelan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swelan (Old Dutch)
  - swelen (Middle Dutch)
    - zwelen (Dutch)
*swelan (Proto-West Germanic)
- swelan (Old English)
  - swelen (Middle English)
    - sweal (English)
*swelan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swelan (Old High German)
  - erswelan (Old High German)
*swelan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swelan (Old Saxon)
  - swelen, swēlen (Middle Low German)
    - swelen (German Low German)
      - schwelen (German)

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