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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dwelan
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *dwelaną.
Verb
*dwelan
- to go astray
Inflection
| Strong class 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *dwelan | |
| 1st sg. past | *dwal | |
| 3rd pl. past | *dwālun | |
| Past ptcple | *dwolan | |
| Infinitive | *dwelan | |
| Genitive infin. | *dwelannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *dwelannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *dwelannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dwelu | *dwal |
| 2nd singular | *dwiliʀi | *dwālī |
| 3rd singular | *dwilidi | *dwal |
| 1st plural | *dwelum | *dwālum |
| 2nd plural | *dwilid | *dwālud |
| 3rd plural | *dweland | *dwālun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *dwelē | *dwālī |
| 2nd singular | *dwelēs | *dwālī |
| 3rd singular | *dwelē | *dwālī |
| 1st plural | *dwelēm | *dwālīm |
| 2nd plural | *dwelēþ | *dwālīd |
| 3rd plural | *dwelēn | *dwālīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *dwel | |
| Plural | *dwilid | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *dwelandī | *dwolan |
Descendants
- Old English: dwelan
- Middle English: dwelen
- Old Saxon: dwelan
- Old Dutch: dwelan
- Old High German: twelan