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Old English · verb

bellan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈbel.lɑn/
[ˈbeɫ.ɫɑn]
Syllables
ˈbel · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
bellow

bellan1 · noun · inflected form

Senses

  1. inflection of belle:; accusative/genitive/dative singular

  2. inflection of belle:; nominative/accusative plural

  3. Inflected form of belle

bellan2 · verb

Senses

  1. to roar, bellow, bark

    bearg bellende, • þe on bōcwuda, won wrōtende • wynnum lifde I am greater and fatter than the fattened up swine,

    lived rooting with joy.

    Māra iċ eom ond fǣttra • þonne āmæsted swīn

Conjugation

Conjugation of bellan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular bellebeall
2nd singular bilstbulle
3rd singular bilþbeall
Plural bellaþbullon
Subjunctive
Singular bellebulle
Plural bellenbullen
Non-finite forms of bellan
Form
Infinitive bellan
Inflected infinitive bellenne
Imperative singular bell
Imperative plural bellaþ
Present participle bellende
Past participle bollen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bellan, from Proto-Germanic *bellaną.

Descendants

bell

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