Old English · verb
wealwian
- Part of speech
- verb
- Verb class
- weak class 2
- IPA
- /ˈwæ͜ɑl.wi.ɑn/[ˈwæ͜ɑɫ.wi.ɑn]
- Syllables
- ˈwæ͜ɑl · wi · ɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- wallowfaderollwither
wealwian1 · verb
Senses
-
to roll
-
to wallow
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | wealwiġe | wealwode |
| 2nd singular | wealwast | wealwodest |
| 3rd singular | wealwaþ | wealwode |
| Plural | wealwiaþ | wealwodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | wealwiġe | wealwode |
| Plural | wealwiġen | wealwoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | wealwian |
| Inflected infinitive | wealwienne |
| Imperative singular | wealwa |
| Imperative plural | wealwiaþ |
| Present participle | wealwiende |
| Past participle | wealwodġewealwod |
wealwian2 · verb
Senses
-
to fade, wither
Conjugation
| Present | Past | |
|---|---|---|
| Indicative | ||
| 1st singular | wealwiġe | wealwode |
| 2nd singular | wealwast | wealwodest |
| 3rd singular | wealwaþ | wealwode |
| Plural | wealwiaþ | wealwodon |
| Subjunctive | ||
| Singular | wealwiġe | wealwode |
| Plural | wealwiġen | wealwoden |
| Form | |
|---|---|
| Infinitive | wealwian |
| Inflected infinitive | wealwienne |
| Imperative singular | wealwa |
| Imperative plural | wealwiaþ |
| Present participle | wealwiende |
| Past participle | wealwodġewealwod |
All forms (15)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *walwōn, variant of Proto-West Germanic *walwijan, from Proto-Germanic *walwijaną.
Unknown. Perhaps an alteration of Old English fealwian, fealuwian, fealewian (“to turn yellow, ripen, wither”) (compare modern English fallow). According to Kluge, related to Proto-West Germanic *wolkn (“cloud”), source of German Wolke.
Descendants
wallow
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