Infinitive
swolwen; to swolwen; swolwe
Participles
| Present | swolwende; swolwynge |
| Past | swolwed; swolwen; swolwe; yswolwed; yswolwen; yswolwe |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | swolwe |
| 2nd sing. | swolwest |
| 3rd sing. | swolweth |
| 1st plur. | swolwen; swolwe; swolweth |
| 2nd plur. | swolwen; swolwe; swolweth |
| 3rd plur. | swolwen; swolwe; swolweth |
Past
| 1st sing. | swolwed; swolwede |
| 2nd sing. | swolwedest |
| 3rd sing. | swolwed; swolwede |
| 1st plur. | swolweden; swolwed; swolwede |
| 2nd plur. | swolweden; swolwed; swolwede |
| 3rd plur. | swolweden; swolwed; swolwede |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | swolwe |
| 2nd sing. | swolwe |
| 3rd sing. | swolwe |
Past
| 1st sing. | swolwed; swolwede |
| 2nd sing. | swolwed; swolwede |
| 3rd sing. | swolwed; swolwede |
Imperative
| Singular | swolwe |
| Plural | swolweth; swolwe |
Verbs conjugated like swolwen
swolwen,
Etymology
1. Inherited from Old English swelgan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą.
2. Notes on phonological development
3. The variation in the stem vowel of this verb has been explained in several ways. The OED posits that forms in /a/ and /ɔ/ continue the Old English past forms swealh and swolgen respectively, but such analogy is improbable and fails to explain the late attestation of forms with /a/. Conversely, Jordan claims forms in /a/ are influenced by the noun swolwe, while those in /ɔ/ continue an Old English *swolgian; however, there is no reason for supposing either that /a/ is more original in swolwe than in swolwen or that a *swolgian existed (the AB language has swolhen rather than the *swolhin that would be expected from it, while Old English swolgettan can be a denominal formation from a Proto-Germanic *swulgiz, *swulgaz attested in Old Norse sylgr and Old Saxon swolg).
4. More probably, the unique sequence /wɛlɣ/ (in very early Middle English /ˈswɛlɣiən/) developed to /wɔlɣ/ in Midland varieties; forms in /a/ are more difficult to explain, but may reflect a further development of /ɔ/ to /a/ between /w/ and /lw/ (as evidenced by the spelling, the /ɑ~ɒ/ of modern English swallow is a secondary development from Middle English /a/).
5. Northern Middle English and Early Scots forms such as sweligh and swely either show the influence of Old English ġeswelġe or, more likely, secondary epenthesis of a front vowel between /ɛl/ and historic /ɣ/ (compare Scots belly, bellies, fillie with English bellow, bellows, and felloe, and eerie, Ferryhill, and Scots harboury for a parallel development after /ɛr/). See: Old English '
swelgan', Old English '
swelgan', Proto-Germanic '
*swelganą'.
Verbs referencing "swolwen"
English
swallow.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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