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Old English · verb

hwelian

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
weak class 2
IPA
/ˈxwe.li.ɑn/
[ˈʍe.li.ɑn]
Syllables
ˈxwe · li · ɑn (3 syllables)
Modern English
festerwhealulceratepus

Meaning

  1. to form pus; come to a head

  2. to blister; fester; ulcerate

Conjugation

Conjugation of hwelian
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular hweliġehwelode
2nd singular hwelasthwelodest
3rd singular hwelaþhwelode
Plural hweliaþhwelodon
Subjunctive
Singular hweliġehwelode
Plural hweliġenhweloden
Non-finite forms of hwelian
Form
Infinitive hwelian
Inflected infinitive hwelienne
Imperative singular hwela
Imperative plural hweliaþ
Present participle hweliende
Past participle hwelodġehwelod

All forms (15)

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly derived from an unattested noun, Old English *hwele (“boil, sore”), also of unknown origin. According to Pokorny, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to swell”).

Descendants

wheal

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