swemmen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *swimman, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną.

Verb

swemmen

  1. (intransitive) to swim
  2. (intransitive) to float
  3. (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

Descendants

  • Dutch: zwemmen
  • Limburgish: zwömme

Further reading

Middle English

Verb

swemmen

  1. Alternative form of swymmen
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