dwellen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *dwellen, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

Verb

dwellen

1. to make stray, to put on the wrong track
2. to torment

Inflection

Weak
Infinitive	dwellen
3rd sg. past	—
3rd pl. past	—
Past participle	—
Infinitive	dwellen
In genitive	dwellens
In dative	dwellene
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	dwelle	—
2nd singular	dwels, dwelles	—
3rd singular	dwelt, dwellet	—
1st plural	dwellen	—
2nd plural	dwelt, dwellet	—
3rd plural	dwellen	—
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	dwelle	—
2nd singular	dwels, dwelles	—
3rd singular	dwelle	—
1st plural	dwellen	—
2nd plural	dwelt, dwellet	—
3rd plural	dwellen	—
Imperative	Present
Singular	dwel, dwelle
Plural	dwelt, dwellet
	Present	Past
Participle	dwellende	—

Descendants

• Limburgish: dwelle

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dwellen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Alternative forms

• duell, duelle, dwel, dwell, dwelle, dwellyn, dweylle

Etymology

From Old English dwellan (with semantic influence from Old Norse dvelja), from Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdwɛlən/

Verb

dwellen

1. To dwell; to remain:
   1. To remain or stay (in a location)
   2. To live, reside, or inhabit.
   3. (figurative) To become settled or established (with).
2. To last; to persist:
   1. To remain or continue (in a condition)
   2. To be left; to remain in possession.
   3. To be left over; to remain (of a portion).
3. To delay; to procrastinate.
4. To linger or wait.
5. To withhold; to desist from something.

Conjugation

Conjugation of dwellen (weak in -ed/-te)

infinitive	(to) dwelen, dwele
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	dwele	dweled, dwelte
2nd-person singular	dwelest	dweledest, dweltest
3rd-person singular	dweleth	dweled, dwelte
subjunctive singular	dwele
imperative singular		—
plural1	dwelen, dwele	dweleden, dwelede, dwelten, dwelte
imperative plural	dweleth, dwele	—
participles	dwelynge, dwelende	dweled, dwelt, ydweled, ydwelt

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Related terms

• dwelle
• dweller
• dwellynge

Descendants

• English: dwell
• Scots: dwall

References

• “dwellen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.