zwelten
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch swelten, from Old Dutch *sweltan, from Proto-Germanic *sweltaną.
Verb
zwelten
- to die
- to succumb to injury or illness
- to die in miserable circumstances
Inflection
| Inflection of zwelten (strong class 3) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | zwelten | |||
| past singular | zwolt | |||
| past participle | gezwolten | |||
| infinitive | zwelten | |||
| gerund | zwelten n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | zwelt | zwolt | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | zwelt | zwolt | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | zwelt | zwolt | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | zwelt | zwolt | ||
| 3rd person singular | zwelt | zwolt | ||
| plural | zwelten | zwolten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | zwelte | zwolte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | zwelten | zwolten | ||
| imperative sing. | zwelt | |||
| imperative plur.1 | zwelt | |||
| participles | zweltend | gezwolten | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Synonyms
- (to die): sterven, heengaan, ontslapen, versterven, verscheiden
- (to succumb): bezwijken
- (to die in miserable circumstances): creperen