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Antonyms for dwelt

Grammar : Verb
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Phonetic Transcription : dwɛlt


Definition of dwelt

Origin :
  • Old English dwellan "to mislead, deceive," originally "to make a fool of, lead astray," from Proto-Germanic *dwaljanan (cf. Old Norse dvöl "delay," dvali "sleep;" Middle Dutch dwellen "to stun, make giddy, perplex;" Old High German twellen "to hinder, delay;" Danish dvale "trance, stupor," dvaelbær "narcotic berry," source of Middle English dwale "nightshade"), from PIE *dhwel-, from root *dheu- (1) "dust, cloud, vapor, smoke" (and related notions of "defective perception or wits").
  • Related to Old English gedweola "error, heresy, madness." Sense shifted in Middle English through "hinder, delay," to "linger" (c.1200, as still in phrase to dwell upon), to "make a home" (mid-13c.). Related: Dwelled; dwelt; dwells.
  • verb live in
Example sentences :
  • He dwelt on the childhood of Philothea with peculiar pleasure.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • I could not remember those with whom I had dwelt there, not even my mother.
  • Extract from : « Passages from a Relinquished Work (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • "She dwelt under the palm-tree;" or, as it might be rendered, in a forest of palms.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • But still in De Montaigne's breast there dwelt a horrible fear.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • His eyes turned, and dwelt sharply upon the face of Good Indian.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • It was not surprising that all the world loved her, and those who dwelt in the sky most of all.
  • Extract from : « Classic Myths » by Mary Catherine Judd
  • And the bearers carried him to the city in which dwelt the king, the queen and their daughter.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • In the land of the four rivers there dwelt a man who was very rich.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • In a village in that section there once dwelt a wealthy man.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • This was the Paradise in which the Adam of her heart had dwelt, before his fall.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor

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