dwellen

From Old Dutch *dwellen, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

dwellen

1. to make stray, to put on the wrong track
2. to torment

• Limburgish: dwelle

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “dwellen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

• duell, duelle, dwel, dwell, dwelle, dwellyn, dweylle

From Old English dwellan (with semantic influence from Old Norse dvelja), from Proto-West Germanic *dwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *dwaljaną.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdwɛlən/

dwellen

1. To dwell; to remain:
   1. To remain or stay (in a location)
   2. To live, reside, or inhabit.
   3. (figurative) To become settled or established (with).
2. To last; to persist:
   1. To remain or continue (in a condition)
   2. To be left; to remain in possession.
   3. To be left over; to remain (of a portion).
3. To delay; to procrastinate.
4. To linger or wait.
5. To withhold; to desist from something.

• dwelle
• dweller
• dwellynge

• English: dwell
• Scots: dwall

• “dwellen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.