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Verb [Old English]

IPA: /ˈdwel.lɑn/, [ˈdweɫ.ɫɑn]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-der. Proto-Germanic *dwalaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan Old English dwellan From Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ang|:inh|gmw-pro:*dwalljan<id:dwell>|id=mislead|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰwel-der. Proto-Germanic *dwalaz Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan Old English dwellan, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*dwalljan}} Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*dwaljaną}} Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną Head templates: {{ang-verb}} dwellan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|dwellan<w1/papp:dweald>}} Forms: weak [table-tags], dwellan [infinitive], dwellenne [infinitive], dwelle [first-person, present, singular], dwealde [first-person, past, singular], dwelest [present, second-person, singular], dwealdest [past, second-person, singular], dweleþ [present, singular, third-person], dwealde [past, singular, third-person], dwellaþ [plural, present], dwealdon [past, plural], dwelle [present, singular], dwealde [past, singular], dwellen [plural, present], dwealden [past, plural], dwele [imperative, past, present, singular], dwellaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], dwellende [imperative, present], dweald [imperative, past], ġedweald [imperative, past]
  1. to mislead, deceive
    Sense id: en-dwellan-ang-verb-F5wJem0H
  2. to hinder
    Sense id: en-dwellan-ang-verb-dUGYAHGv
  3. to err, go astray
    Sense id: en-dwellan-ang-verb-TSUcUjo3 Categories (other): Old English entries with etymology trees, Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Old English entries with etymology trees: 15 12 49 24 Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 11 9 51 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 14 51 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 6 76 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 14 11 59 16
  4. to dwell, remain
    Sense id: en-dwellan-ang-verb-hStBH5S3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dwelian

Inflected forms

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          "lang_code": "en",
          "word": "dwell"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Scots",
          "lang_code": "sco",
          "word": "dwall"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "dwellen"
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          "word": "dwall"
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      ],
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      "lang_code": "enm",
      "word": "duell"
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          "lang_code": "en",
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      "lang_code": "enm",
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      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Indo-European *dʰwel-der.\nProto-Germanic *dwalaz\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Germanic *-janą\nProto-Germanic *dwaljaną\nProto-West Germanic *dwalljan\nOld English dwellan",
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "weak",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "dwellan",
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    },
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      "form": "dwellenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "conjugation",
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      "form": "dwealdon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dwelle",
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "conjugation",
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        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "dwellen",
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        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "dweald",
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        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġedweald",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dwellan<w1/papp:dweald>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dwelian"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              19,
              26
            ]
          ],
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            [
              23,
              31
            ]
          ],
          "english": "It seems that you have deceived me.",
          "text": "Mē þyncþ þæt þū mē dwealde.",
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          "type": "example"
        }
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      "id": "en-dwellan-ang-verb-dUGYAHGv",
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdwel.lɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdweɫ.ɫɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dwellan"
}
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    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
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    },
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      "form": "dwellende",
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        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dweald",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġedweald",
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        "imperative",
        "past"
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      "expansion": "dwellan",
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      "args": {
        "1": "dwellan<w1/papp:dweald>"
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  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
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              23,
              31
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          "english": "It seems that you have deceived me.",
          "text": "Mē þyncþ þæt þū mē dwealde.",
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        }
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        "to mislead, deceive"
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          "deceive"
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      ]
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    {
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        "to hinder"
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          "hinder",
          "hinder"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to err, go astray"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "err",
          "err"
        ],
        [
          "astray",
          "astray"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to dwell, remain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dwell",
          "dwell"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdwel.lɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈdweɫ.ɫɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dwellan"
}

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