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Old English · verb

wealcan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class VII
IPA
/ˈwæ͜ɑl.kɑn/
[ˈwæ͜ɑɫ.kɑn]
Syllables
ˈwæ͜ɑl · kɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
walkewaulkreflectschemewalkfluctuatediscusstoss

Meaning

  1. to move around

    byþ hwītust corna; hwyrft hit of heofones lyfte, wealcaþ hit windes sċūra, weorþeþ hit tō wætere syððan.

    Hail is the whitest of corns; it is a movement from the heaven’s air, showers of wind move it, afterwards it turns to water.

    c. 1000, The Rune Poem:
  2. to revolve

  3. to roll, roll around, be rolling

  4. to toss

  5. to fluctuate

  6. to revolve in one's mind; scheme; reflect

  7. to discuss

Conjugation

Conjugation of wealcan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular wealcewēolc
2nd singular wielcstwēolce
3rd singular wielcþwēolc
Plural wealcaþwēolcon
Subjunctive
Singular wealcewēolce
Plural wealcenwēolcen
Non-finite forms of wealcan
Form
Infinitive wealcan
Inflected infinitive wealcenne
Imperative singular wealc
Imperative plural wealcaþ
Present participle wealcende
Past participle wealcenġewealcen

All forms (14)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *walkan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną. Cognates Akin to Old High German walchan, Old Norse valka, Old English ġewealcan (“to go, go about, walk”), wealcian (“to roll up, curl, twist”), weallian (“to roam about, ramble”), German wallen.

Descendants

walk, walke, waulk

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