"dwellen" meaning in Middle English

See dwellen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈdwɛlən/
Etymology: From Old English dwellan (with semantic influence from Old Norse dvelja), from Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną. Etymology templates: {{etymon|enm|:inh|ang:dwellan<id:mislead>|:influence|non:dvelja<id:delay>|id=live}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰwel-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*dwalaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" }, { "id" : "denominative", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "intransitive verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-janą", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*dwaljaną", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*dwalljan", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "dwellan", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "influ.", "keyword_label" : "Influenced by", "terms" : [ { "id" : "delay", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Norse", "term" : "dvelja", "lang" : "non" } ], "keyword" : "influence" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "dwellen", "lang" : "enm" }" data-id="live" data-lang="enm" data-title="dwellen" id="Middle_English:_live">, {{inh|enm|ang|dwellan}} Old English dwellan, {{cog|non|dvelja}} Old Norse dvelja, {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*dwalljan}} Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*dwaljaną}} Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną Head templates: {{head|enm|verb}} dwellen Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|dwel|c2=te}} Forms: weak [table-tags], dwelen [infinitive], to dwelen [infinitive], dwele [infinitive], dwele [first-person, present, singular], dweled [first-person, past, singular], dwelede [first-person, past, singular], dwelte [first-person, past, singular], dwelest [present, second-person, singular], dweledest [past, second-person, singular], dweltest [past, second-person, singular], dweleth [present, singular, third-person], dweled [past, singular, third-person], dwelede [past, singular, third-person], dwelte [past, singular, third-person], dwele [present, singular, subjunctive], dweled [past, singular, subjunctive], dwelede [past, singular, subjunctive], dwelte [past, singular, subjunctive], dwele [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], dwelen [plural, present], dwele [plural, present], dweleden [past, plural], dweled [past, plural], dwelede [past, plural], dwelten [past, plural], dwelte [past, plural], dweleth [imperative, plural, present], dwele [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], dwelynge [participle, present], dwelende [participle, present], dweled [participle, past], dwelt [participle, past], ydweled [participle, past], ydwelt [participle, past], duell [alternative], duelle [alternative], dwel [alternative], dwell [alternative], dwelle [alternative], dwellyn [alternative], dweylle [alternative]
  1. To dwell; to remain:
    To remain or stay (in a location)
    Sense id: en-dwellen-enm-verb-IYsQFI1y Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 6 11 11 11 8 8 12 5 5 9
  2. To dwell; to remain:
    To live, reside, or inhabit.
    Sense id: en-dwellen-enm-verb-kEuVA0fp Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 6 11 11 11 8 8 12 5 5 9
  3. To dwell; to remain:
    (figurative) To become settled or established (with).
    Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-dwellen-enm-verb-vuRr4i8Y Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 14 8 8 8 11 8 7 13 6 6 10 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 6 11 11 11 8 8 12 5 5 9
  4. To last; to persist:
    To remain or continue (in a condition)
    Sense id: en-dwellen-enm-verb-Ce~KkaI8 Categories (other): Law Disambiguation of Law: 0 0 2 78 5 0 0 0 15
  5. To last; to persist:
    To be left; to remain in possession.
    Sense id: en-dwellen-enm-verb-mctzI0YR
  6. To last; to persist:
    To be left over; to remain (of a portion).
    Sense id: en-dwellen-enm-verb-JfVQSKHZ Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Housing Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 14 8 8 8 11 8 7 13 6 6 10 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 13 6 11 11 11 8 8 12 5 5 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 14 7 7 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 14 7 7 9 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 9 9 8 8 8 8 8 21 7 7 8 Disambiguation of Housing: 12 12 12 10 10 17 8 8 10
  7. To delay; to procrastinate.
    Sense id: en-dwellen-enm-verb-K6MfUrbo
  8. To linger or wait.
    Sense id: en-dwellen-enm-verb-lP1nOR9A Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 13 12 12 17 12 14 0 21 0
  9. To withhold; to desist from something.
    Sense id: en-dwellen-enm-verb-oG5RxM6G Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 14 8 8 8 11 8 7 13 6 6 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dwelle, dweller, dwellynge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "dweleden",
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      "form": "dwelten",
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      "form": "dwelynge",
      "source": "conjugation",
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    },
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      "form": "dwelende",
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      "form": "dweled",
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      "form": "dwelt",
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    },
    {
      "form": "ydweled",
      "source": "conjugation",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ydwelt",
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      "form": "duell",
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      "form": "duelle",
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      "form": "dwel",
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      "form": "dwell",
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          "english": "And Lucifer lies the lowest of all of them, / due to the pride he displayed, his pain is unending; / and anyone who commits wrongdoing will go / after their dying day and dwell with that devil.",
          "ref": "c. 1370, [William Langland], “[Passus 1]”, in Petrus plowmon (V, A-text), Worcestershire, published c. 1390, folio 395, verso, column 1; republished as Bodleian Library MS. Eng. poet. a. 1, Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 10 January 2019:",
          "text": "¶ Bote Lucıfer louweſt. liȝþ of hem alle. / ffoꝛ pꝛuide þᵗ he put out. his peyne haþ non ende. / And alle þᵗ wrong woꝛchen. wende þei schulen / After heoꝛe deþ day. and dwellen wᵗ þat schrewe.",
          "translation": "And Lucifer lies the lowest of all of them, / due to the pride he displayed, his pain is unending; / and anyone who commits wrongdoing will go / after their dying day and dwell with that devil.",
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        "To dwell; to remain:",
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      "form": "dwelynge",
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      "form": "duell",
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      "form": "dwelle",
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      "form": "dwellyn",
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      "form": "dweylle",
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      "word": "dwelle"
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      "word": "dweller"
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      "categories": [
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              168,
              175
            ]
          ],
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            [
              116,
              123
            ],
            [
              171,
              176
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          "english": "And Lucifer lies the lowest of all of them, / due to the pride he displayed, his pain is unending; / and anyone who commits wrongdoing will go / after their dying day and dwell with that devil.",
          "ref": "c. 1370, [William Langland], “[Passus 1]”, in Petrus plowmon (V, A-text), Worcestershire, published c. 1390, folio 395, verso, column 1; republished as Bodleian Library MS. Eng. poet. a. 1, Oxford: Digital Bodleian, 10 January 2019:",
          "text": "¶ Bote Lucıfer louweſt. liȝþ of hem alle. / ffoꝛ pꝛuide þᵗ he put out. his peyne haþ non ende. / And alle þᵗ wrong woꝛchen. wende þei schulen / After heoꝛe deþ day. and dwellen wᵗ þat schrewe.",
          "translation": "And Lucifer lies the lowest of all of them, / due to the pride he displayed, his pain is unending; / and anyone who commits wrongdoing will go / after their dying day and dwell with that devil.",
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        }
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        "To dwell; to remain:",
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        "To dwell; to remain:",
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    },
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        "To last; to persist:",
        "To remain or continue (in a condition)"
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        "To last; to persist:",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdwɛlən/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dwellen"
}

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