schwefeln
German, verb[ˈʃveːfl̩n]
schwefeln is a German verb meaning “to sulphurize” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit dem Stoff Schwefel (oder auch Schwefeldampf) behandeln, den Stoff zusetzen, mit Schwefel versetzen”.
What does schwefeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to sulphurize
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. mit dem Stoff Schwefel (oder auch Schwefeldampf) behandeln, den Stoff zusetzen, mit Schwefel versetzen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of schwefeln
- schwefelt present singular third-person
- schwefelte past
- geschwefelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- schwefelnd participle present
- schwefle first-person indicative present
- schwefele first-person indicative present
- schwefel first-person indicative present
- schwefelst indicative present second-person
- schwefelest second-person singular subjunctive
- schweflest second-person singular subjunctive
- schwefelet plural second-person subjunctive
- schweflet plural second-person subjunctive
- schwefelten first-person indicative plural
- schwefeltest indicative preterite second-person
- schwefeltet indicative plural preterite
- schwefel! imperative singular
- schwefele! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce schwefeln?
- [ˈʃveːfl̩n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.