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Old English · verb

ceallian

Normalised ċeallian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑl.li.ɑn/
[ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑɫ.ɫi.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑl · li · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
callcry out

Meaning

  1. to call

  2. to cry out, shout

Conjugation

Conjugation of ceallian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ċealliġeċeallode
2nd singular ċeallastċeallodest
3rd singular ċeallaþċeallode
Plural ċealliaþċeallodon
Subjunctive
Singular ċealliġeċeallode
Plural ċealliġenċealloden
Non-finite forms of ceallian
Form
Infinitive ċeallian
Inflected infinitive ċeallienne
Imperative singular ċealla
Imperative plural ċealliaþ
Present participle ċealliende
Past participle ċeallodġeċeallod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gels-der. Proto-Indo-European *golsos Proto-Germanic *kalzazder. Proto-Germanic *kalzōną Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn Old English ceallian From Proto-West Germanic *kalʀōn, from Proto-Germanic *kalzōną (“to call, shout”), from Proto-Indo-European *gels- (“voice, cry”), perhaps partly also from Old Norse kalla (“to call, name, shout”). Cognate with Old Frisian kella (“to call, name”), Old High German kallōn (“to speak loudly”).

Descendants

call

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