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
-
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: -
to revolve
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to roll, roll around, be rolling
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to toss
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to fluctuate
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to revolve in one's mind; scheme; reflect
-
to discuss
Conjugation
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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