*swelganą

Runic: ᛊᚹᛖᛚᚷᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈswel.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to gulp, gobble, swallow, devour
to revel

Etymology

Of unknown origin. Traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-European *swelk- (‘to gulp’), a k-extension of a Proto-Indo-European *swel- (‘to drink, swallow’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	swelgō	swelgaų	–
2nd singular	swilgizi	swelgaiz	swelg
3rd singular	swilgidi	swelgai	swelgadau
1st dual	swelgōz	swelgaiw	–
2nd dual	swelgadiz	swelgaidiz	swelgadiz
1st plural	swelgamaz	swelgaim	–
2nd plural	swilgid	swelgaid	swilgid
3rd plural	swelgandi	swelgain	swelgandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	swelgai	–
2nd singular	swelgazai	swelgaizau
3rd singular	swelgadai	swelgaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	swelgandai	swelgaindau
2nd plural	swelgandai	swelgaindau
3rd plural	swelgandai	swelgaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	swalg	swulgį̄
2nd singular	swalht	swulgīz
3rd singular	swalg	swulgī
1st dual	swulgū	swulgīw
2nd dual	swulgudiz	swulgīdiz
1st plural	swulgum	swulgīm
2nd plural	swulgud	swulgīd
3rd plural	swulgun	swulgīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
swelganą	swelgandz	swulganaz

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Descendants

*swelgan (Proto-West Germanic)
- (in combinations: farswelgan
  - swelgen, swölgen, swolgen (Middle Low German)
    - swögen (German Low German)
*swelgan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swelgan (Old Dutch)
  - swelgen (Middle Dutch)
    - zwelgen (Dutch)
*swelgan (Proto-West Germanic)
- swelgan (Old English)
  - swelgen, swelȝen, swelghen, swelwen, swolȝen, swolwen, swalwen (Middle English)
    - swallow (English)
    - swellie, swelly, swallow (Scots)
*swelgan (Proto-West Germanic)
- swelgan, swelhan, swelahan (Old High German)
  - swëlgen (Middle High German)
    - schwelgen (German)
*swelgan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *swelgan (Old Saxon)
  - swelgen, swölgen, swolgen (Middle Low German)
    - swögen (German Low German)
svelga (Old Norse)
- swega (Elfdalian)
- svølgja (Faroese)
- svälge, svölge (Gutnish)
- svelgja, svelga (Icelandic)
- svelgja, svølgje, svægje, svæl, svøl (Norwegian Nynorsk)
svelga (Old Norse)
- swælghæ, swæliæ, swælwæ (Old Danish)
  - svælla (Scanian)
svelga (Old Norse)
- swælghæ, swæliæ, swælwæ (Old Danish)
  - svælge, svælle (Danish)
    - svelge (Norwegian Bokmål)
svelga (Old Norse)
- svælghia, svælgha, svælia (Old Swedish)
  - svälja (Swedish)
svelgja (Old Norse)
- swega (Elfdalian)
- svølgja (Faroese)
- svälge, svölge (Gutnish)
- svelgja, svelga (Icelandic)
- svelgja, svølgje, svægje, svæl, svøl (Norwegian Nynorsk)
svelgja (Old Norse)
- swælghæ, swæliæ, swælwæ (Old Danish)
  - svælla (Scanian)
svelgja (Old Norse)
- swælghæ, swæliæ, swælwæ (Old Danish)
  - svælge, svælle (Danish)
    - svelge (Norwegian Bokmål)
svelgja (Old Norse)
- svælghia, svælgha, svælia (Old Swedish)
  - svälja (Swedish)

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