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Old English · verb

cwelan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class IV
IPA
/ˈkwe.lɑn/
Syllables
ˈkwe · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
queal

Meaning

  1. to die

Conjugation

Conjugation of cwelan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular cwelecwæl
2nd singular cwilestcwilstcwǣle
3rd singular cwileþcwilþcwæl
Plural cwelaþcwǣlon
Subjunctive
Singular cwelecwǣle
Plural cwelencwǣlen
Non-finite forms of cwelan
Form
Infinitive cwelan
Inflected infinitive cwelenne
Imperative singular cwel
Imperative plural cwelaþ
Present participle cwelende
Past participle cwolenġecwolen

All forms (17)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kwelan (“to suffer”).

Descendants

queal

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