"swelgan" meaning in Old English

See swelgan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈswel.ɡɑn/, [ˈsweɫ.ɣɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą. Cognate with Old High German swelhan, Old Norse svelga. Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*swelgan}} Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*swelganą}} Proto-Germanic *swelganą, {{cog|goh|swelhan}} Old High German swelhan, {{cog|non|svelga}} Old Norse svelga Head templates: {{ang-verb}} swelgan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|swelgan<s3>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], swelgan [infinitive], swelgenne [infinitive], swelge [first-person, present, singular], swealg [first-person, past, singular], swealh [first-person, past, singular], swilġst [present, second-person, singular], swulge [past, second-person, singular], swilġþ [present, singular, third-person], swealg [past, singular, third-person], swealh [past, singular, third-person], swelgaþ [plural, present], swulgon [past, plural], swelge [present, singular], swulge [past, singular], swelgen [plural, present], swulgen [past, plural], swelg [imperative, past, present, singular], swelh [imperative, past, present, singular], swelgaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], swelgende [imperative, present], swolgen [imperative, past], ġeswolgen [imperative, past]
  1. to swallow
    Sense id: en-swelgan-ang-verb-3WRTF9Cv
  2. to eat up, devour
    Sense id: en-swelgan-ang-verb-NDA0wmid Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header: 6 71 6 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 44 12 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 44 12 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: forswelgan

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "forswelgan"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "10": "swalwen",
            "2": "swelgen",
            "3": "swelgien",
            "4": "swelȝen",
            "5": "swelghen",
            "6": "swelwen",
            "7": "swolgen",
            "8": "swolȝen",
            "9": "swolwen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: swelgen, swelgien, swelȝen, swelghen, swelwen, swolgen, swolȝen, swolwen, swalwen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: swelgen, swelgien, swelȝen, swelghen, swelwen, swolgen, swolȝen, swolwen, swalwen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "swallow"
          },
          "expansion": "English: swallow",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: swallow"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "swellie"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: swellie",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: swellie, swelly"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*swelgan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *swelgan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swelganą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swelganą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "swelhan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German swelhan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "svelga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse svelga",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą. Cognate with Old High German swelhan, Old Norse svelga.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "3",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelgan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelgenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swealg",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swealh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swilġst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swulge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swilġþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swealg",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swealh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelgaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swulgon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swulge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelgen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swulgen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelg",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelgaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelgende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swolgen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeswolgen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "swelgan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "swelgan<s3>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to swallow"
      ],
      "id": "en-swelgan-ang-verb-3WRTF9Cv",
      "links": [
        [
          "swallow",
          "swallow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "13 87",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 71 6 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 44 12 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 44 12 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to eat up, devour"
      ],
      "id": "en-swelgan-ang-verb-NDA0wmid",
      "links": [
        [
          "devour",
          "devour"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈswel.ɡɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsweɫ.ɣɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swelgan"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English class 3 strong verbs",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Old Saxon class 3 strong verbs",
    "Old Saxon entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Saxon lemmas",
    "Old Saxon terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Saxon terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Saxon verbs",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "forswelgan"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "10": "swalwen",
            "2": "swelgen",
            "3": "swelgien",
            "4": "swelȝen",
            "5": "swelghen",
            "6": "swelwen",
            "7": "swolgen",
            "8": "swolȝen",
            "9": "swolwen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: swelgen, swelgien, swelȝen, swelghen, swelwen, swolgen, swolȝen, swolwen, swalwen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: swelgen, swelgien, swelȝen, swelghen, swelwen, swolgen, swolȝen, swolwen, swalwen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "swallow"
          },
          "expansion": "English: swallow",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: swallow"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "swellie"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: swellie",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: swellie, swelly"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*swelgan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *swelgan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*swelganą"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *swelganą",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "swelhan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German swelhan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "svelga"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse svelga",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą. Cognate with Old High German swelhan, Old Norse svelga.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "3",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelgan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelgenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swealg",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swealh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swilġst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swulge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swilġþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swealg",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swealh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelgaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swulgon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swulge",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelgen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swulgen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelg",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelh",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelgaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swelgende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "swolgen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġeswolgen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "swelgan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "swelgan<s3>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to swallow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "swallow",
          "swallow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to eat up, devour"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "devour",
          "devour"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈswel.ɡɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsweɫ.ɣɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "swelgan"
}

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