wiellan

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wallijan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwi͜yl.lɑn/, [ˈwi͜yɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

wiellan

  1. (transitive) to boil
  2. (transitive, figurative) to torment, agitate with violent feelings

Conjugation

Conjugation of wiellan (weak, class 1)
infinitive wiellan wiellenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wielle wielde
second person singular wiellest, wielst wieldest
third person singular wielleþ, wielþ wielde
plural wiellaþ wieldon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wielle wielde
plural wiellen wielden
imperative
singular wiell
plural wiellaþ
participle present past
wiellende (ġe)wielled

Derived terms

  • āwiellan
  • bewiellan
  • ġewiellan
  • onwiellan
  • oferwiellan

Descendants

  • Middle English: wellen
    • English: well
    • Scots: well, wall
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