swelgan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą. Cognate with Old High German swelhan, Old Norse svelga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈswel.ɡɑn/, [ˈsweɫ.ɣɑn]

Verb

swelgan

  1. to swallow
  2. to eat up, devour

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: swelgen, swelgien, swelȝen, swelghen, swelwen, swolgen, swolȝen, swolwen, swalwen

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *swelganą. Cognate with Old English sƿelgan, Old Norse svelga.

Verb

swelgan

  1. to swallow
  2. to eat up, devour

Conjugation

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