dwellen

== Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *dwellen, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną. === Verb === dwellen to make stray, to put on the wrong track to torment ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Limburgish: dwelle === Further reading === Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “dwellen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Middle English == === Alternative forms === duell, duelle, dwel, dwell, dwelle, dwellyn, dweylle === Etymology === From Old English dwellan (with semantic influence from Old Norse dvelja), from Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdwɛlən/ === Verb === dwellen To dwell; to remain: To remain or stay (in a location) To live, reside, or inhabit. (figurative) To become settled or established (with). To last; to persist: To remain or continue (in a condition) To be left; to remain in possession. To be left over; to remain (of a portion). To delay; to procrastinate. To linger or wait. To withhold; to desist from something. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== dwelle dweller dwellynge ==== Descendants ==== English: dwell Scots: dwall ==== References ==== “dwellen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.