eldertongue

Old English · noun

weall

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/wæ͜ɑll/
[wæ͜ɑɫ]
Syllables
wæ͜ɑll (1 syllable)
Modern English
wallfervourwaboileduproarmulledmull

weall1 · noun · masculine

Senses

  1. wall

    winde biwāune · weallas stondaþ, hrīme bihrorene, · hrȳðġe þā ederas.

    as now walls are standing differently over this world, blown by wind, covered by frost, the slow-swept dwellings.

    swā nū missenlīċe · ġeond þisne middanġeard

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of weall
SingularPlural
Nominative weallweallas
Accusative weallweallas
Genitive wealleswealla
Dative wealleweallum

weall2 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. fervour; uproar

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of weall
SingularPlural
Nominative weallweallawealle
Accusative wealleweallawealle
Genitive weallewealla
Dative wealleweallum

weall3 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. boiled or mulled wine

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of weall
SingularPlural
Nominative weallweall
Accusative weallweall
Genitive wealleswealla
Dative wealleweallum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wall.

From Proto-West Germanic *wallu, from Proto-Germanic *wallō.

Descendants

wa, wall

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