swemmen
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *swimman, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.
Verb
swemmen
- (intransitive) to swim
- (intransitive) to float
- (intransitive, figuratively) to overflow, to have (a thing or feeling) in abundance
Inflection
| Strong class 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | swemmen | |
| 3rd sg. past | swam | |
| 3rd pl. past | swommen | |
| Past participle | geswommen | |
| Infinitive | swemmen | |
| In genitive | swemmens | |
| In dative | swemmene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | swemme | swam |
| 2nd singular | swems, swemmes | swoms, swommes |
| 3rd singular | swemt, swemmet | swam |
| 1st plural | swemmen | swommen |
| 2nd plural | swemt, swemmet | swomt, swommet |
| 3rd plural | swemmen | swommen |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | swemme | swomme |
| 2nd singular | swems, swemmes | swommes |
| 3rd singular | swemme | swomme |
| 1st plural | swemmen | swommen |
| 2nd plural | swemt, swemmet | swommet |
| 3rd plural | swemmen | swommen |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | swem, swemme | |
| Plural | swemt, swemmet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | swemmende | geswommen |
| Weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | swemmen | |
| 3rd sg. past | — | |
| 3rd pl. past | — | |
| Past participle | — | |
| Infinitive | swemmen | |
| In genitive | swemmens | |
| In dative | swemmene | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | swemme | — |
| 2nd singular | swems, swemmes | — |
| 3rd singular | swemt, swemmet | — |
| 1st plural | swemmen | — |
| 2nd plural | swemt, swemmet | — |
| 3rd plural | swemmen | — |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | swemme | — |
| 2nd singular | swems, swemmes | — |
| 3rd singular | swemme | — |
| 1st plural | swemmen | — |
| 2nd plural | swemt, swemmet | — |
| 3rd plural | swemmen | — |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | swem, swemme | |
| Plural | swemt, swemmet | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | swemmende | — |
Alternative forms
- swimmen
Descendants
- Dutch: zwemmen
- Limburgish: zwömme
Further reading
- “swemmen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “swemmen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Verb
swemmen
- Alternative form of swymmen