schwelen

18th century, from Low German swelen, from Middle Low German swēlen, from Old Saxon *swelan, from Proto-West Germanic *swelan, from Proto-Germanic *swelaną (“to smoulder, burn slowly”), from Proto-Indo-European *swel- (“to shine, warm, burn”). Cognate with Dutch zwelen, Old English swelan. Also related to German schwül (“sultry”), Old Norse svalr (“cold”), whence Danish sval.[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃveːlən/, [ˈʃʋeːlən], [-l̩n]

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• Hyphenation: schwe‧len

schwelen (weak, third-person singular present schwelt, past tense schwelte, past participle geschwelt, auxiliary haben)

1. to smoulder

   Synonym: glimmen

   Das Feuer schwelte immer noch an einigen Stellen.

   The fire was still smoldering in some places.

2. to fester, to simmer

   Synonym: brodeln

   Unter der Oberfläche schwelt Hass.

   Hate festers beneath the surface.

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• Schwelen
• Schwelung
• verschwelen

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