schwelgen
Meaning
- (dated, transitive, weak) to eat or drink greedily
- (intransitive, weak) to revel in, indulge in
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃvɛlɡn̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German swëlgen, from Old High German swelgan, from Proto-Germanic *swelganą (“to gulp (down); swallow; devour”). Cognate with Old English swelgan (English swallow).
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