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schwelgen.

to eat or drink greedily

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃvɛlɡn̩/
  1. to eat or drink greedily

    dated · transitive · weak
  2. to revel [with in ‘in something’], indulge in

    figuratively · intransitive · literary · weak
    in Erinnerungen schwelgen
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German swëlgen, from Old High German swëlgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą (“to gulp (down); swallow; devour”). Cognate with Old English swelgan (English swallow).

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