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schwelen.

to smoulder

8 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃveːlən/[ˈʃʋeːlən][-l̩n]

  1. to smoulder

    weak
    Das Feuer schwelte immer noch an einigen Stellen.

  2. to fester, to simmer

    weak
    Unter der Oberfläche schwelt Hass.
Where this word comes from

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.

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