sweltan

sweltan
*sweltan
germ., stark. Verb:
nhd. sterben;
ne. die (Verb);
Rekontruktionsbasis: got., an., ae., as., ahd.;
Vw.: s. *ga-;
Etymologie:
s. ing. *su̯el- (2), Verb, schwelen, brennen, Pokorny 1045;
Weiterleben:
got. swil-t-an* 1, stark. Verb (3,2), im Sterben liegen, sterben (, Lehmann S187);
Weiterleben:
an. svel-t-a (1), stark. Verb (3b), sterben, hungern;
Weiterleben:
ae. swel-t-an, stark. Verb (3b), sterben, umkommen;
Weiterleben:
as. swel-t-an* 13, stark. Verb (3b), sterben;
Weiterleben:
ahd. swelzan* 1, stark. Verb (3b), brennen, verbrennen, langsam abbrennen;
mhd. swëlzen, stark. Verb, brennen, verbrennen;
Literatur: Falk\/Torp 552, Seebold 490

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