wealwian
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Old English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-West Germanic *walwōn, variant of Proto-West Germanic *walwijan, from Proto-Germanic *walwijaną.
Verb[edit]
wealwian (intransitive)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of wealwian (weak class 2)
infinitive | wealwian | wealwienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | wealwiġe | wealwode |
second person singular | wealwast | wealwodest |
third person singular | wealwaþ | wealwode |
plural | wealwiaþ | wealwodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | wealwiġe | wealwode |
plural | wealwiġen | wealwoden |
imperative | ||
singular | wealwa | |
plural | wealwiaþ | |
participle | present | past |
wealwiende | (ġe)wealwod |
Derived terms[edit]
- bewealwian (“to roll around, wallow”)
Related terms[edit]
- wieltan (“to roll”) (transitive)
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Unknown. Perhaps an alteration of Old English fealwian, fealuwian, fealewian (“to turn yellow, ripen, wither”) (compare modern English fallow). According to Kluge, related to Proto-West Germanic *wolkn (“cloud”), source of German Wolke.
Alternative forms[edit]
Verb[edit]
wealwian
- (intransitive) to fade, wither
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of wealwian (weak class 2)
infinitive | wealwian | wealwienne |
---|---|---|
indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | wealwiġe | wealwode |
second person singular | wealwast | wealwodest |
third person singular | wealwaþ | wealwode |
plural | wealwiaþ | wealwodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | wealwiġe | wealwode |
plural | wealwiġen | wealwoden |
imperative | ||
singular | wealwa | |
plural | wealwiaþ | |
participle | present | past |
wealwiende | (ġe)wealwod |
Descendants[edit]
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