eldertongue

Old English · noun

wela

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈwe.lɑ/
Syllables
ˈwe · lɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
wealthweal

Meaning

  1. wealth

    ...Ne ġedafenað þē nū þē dryhten ġeaf welan and wiste and woruldspēde,...

    ...It befitteth thee not since to thee the Lord hath given wealth and abundance and worldly prosperity,...

    The Legend of St. Andrew in Verse

Declension

Declension of wela
SingularPlural
Nominative welawelan
Accusative welanwelan
Genitive welanwelena
Dative welanwelum

All forms (4)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *welō, *walō, from Proto-Germanic *welô.

Descendants

weal

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