Old English · verb

cwellan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: weak class 1
IPA: /ˈkwel.lɑn/
[ˈkweɫ.ɫɑn]
Syllables: ˈkwel · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: slay quell

Meaning

to kill, slay

Conjugation

Conjugation of cwellan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	cwelle	cwealde
2nd singular	cwelest	cwealdest
3rd singular	cweleþ	cwealde
Plural	cwellaþ	cwealdon
Subjunctive
Singular	cwelle	cwealde
Plural	cwellen	cwealden

Non-finite forms of cwellan
	Form
Infinitive	cwellan
Inflected infinitive	cwellenne
Imperative singular	cwele
Imperative plural	cwellaþ
Present participle	cwellende
Past participle	cweald ġecweald

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną (“to torment”). Cognates include Old Saxon quellian, Middle Dutch quellen (Dutch kwellen), Old High German quellen (German quälen), Old Norse kvelja (Danish kvæle).

Descendants

quell

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