Old English · verb
sciellan
Normalised sċiellan
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- strong class III
- IPA
- /ˈʃi͜yl.lɑn/[ˈʃi͜yɫ.ɫɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈʃi͜yl · lɑn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- clatter
sciellan1 · verb
Senses
-
to ring, resound, sound, clatter
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | sċielle | sċeall |
| 2nd singular | sċilst | sċulle |
| 3rd singular | sċilþ | sċeall |
| Plural | sċiellaþ | sċullon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | sċielle | sċulle |
| Plural | sċiellen | sċullen |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | sċiellan |
| Inflected infinitive | sċiellenne |
| Imperative singular | sċiell |
| Imperative plural | sċiellaþ |
| Present participle | sċiellende |
| Past participle | sċollenġesċollen |
sciellan2 · verb
Senses
-
to cause to sound
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | sċielle | sċielde |
| 2nd singular | sċiellestsċielst | sċieldest |
| 3rd singular | sċielleþsċielþ | sċielde |
| Plural | sċiellaþ | sċieldon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | sċielle | sċielde |
| Plural | sċiellen | sċielden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | sċiellan |
| Inflected infinitive | sċiellenne |
| Imperative singular | sċiell |
| Imperative plural | sċiellaþ |
| Present participle | sċiellende |
| Past participle | sċielledġesċielled |
All forms (25)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *skellan, from Proto-Germanic *skellaną (“to sound, clatter, ring”). Cognate with Old Norse skjalla, Dutch schellen, German schellen, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skel-, from *kelh₁- (“to call, to shout, to make noise, to sound”) with an extra s-mobile. The expected outcome of the vowel in the first syllable varies by dialect: in this context, it would regularly undergo palatal diphthongization to "ie"/"i" in Early West Saxon, "y" in Late West Saxon, while remaining "e" in Kentish and Anglian; compare sċield from Proto-West Germanic *skeldu. Only the present st…
From Proto-West Germanic *skallijan, from Proto-Germanic *skallijaną (“to make a sound, cause to sound”), causative of *skellaną. Cognate with Old Norse skella. The expected outcome of the vowel in the first syllable varies by dialect: in this context, it would regularly undergo breaking and i-mutation to "ie"/"i" in Early West Saxon, "y" in Late West Saxon, "e" in Kentish, "æ" in Anglian; compare fiellan from Proto-West Germanic *fallijan.
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