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Old English · verb

acwelan

Normalised ācwelan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class IV
IPA
/ɑːˈkwe.lɑn/
Syllables
ɑː · ˈkwe · lɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
perishkill

acwelan1 · verb

Senses

  1. to die, perish

    Ðæs hearperes wīf sċolde ācwelan.

    The harper's wife had to die.

    1921, Joseph Bosworth, Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online:

Conjugation

Conjugation of acwelan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ācweleācwæl
2nd singular ācwilestācwilstācwǣle
3rd singular ācwileþācwilþācwæl
Plural ācwelaþācwǣlon
Subjunctive
Singular ācweleācwǣle
Plural ācwelenācwǣlen
Non-finite forms of acwelan
Form
Infinitive ācwelan
Inflected infinitive ācwelenne
Imperative singular ācwel
Imperative plural ācwelaþ
Present participle ācwelende
Past participle ācwolen

acwelan2 · verb

Senses

  1. to kill

    Ne ācwele þū þæt ċild!

    Don't kill that child!

    2012, Bruce Mitchell, Fred C. Robinson, A Guide to Old English: 8th Edition:

Conjugation

Conjugation of acwelan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ācwelleācwealde
2nd singular ācwelestācwealdest
3rd singular ācweleþācwealde
Plural ācwellaþācwealdon
Subjunctive
Singular ācwelleācwealde
Plural ācwellenācwealden
Non-finite forms of acwelan
Form
Infinitive ācwellan
Inflected infinitive ācwellenne
Imperative singular ācwele
Imperative plural ācwellaþ
Present participle ācwellende
Past participle ācweald

All forms (29)

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- + cwelan.

Equivalent to ā- + cwellan.

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