wiell

Old English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ (“fountain, spring, wave, well”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wi͜yll/, [wi͜yɫ]

Noun

wiell m

  1. spring; fountain
  2. well

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative wiell wiellas
accusative wiell wiellas
genitive wielles wiella
dative wielle wiellum

Descendants

  • Middle English: wel, wæl, wal (merged with descendant of Old English wielle and wiella)
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