Old English · noun
wiellspring
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈwi͜yllˌsprinɡ/[ˈwi͜yɫˌspriŋɡ]
- Syllables
- ˈwi͜yll · ˌsprinɡ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- wellspringsourcefountain
Meaning
-
a wellspring, fountain, source
Fȳr is behȳd on heardum stānum, sē stān cymð of eorðan, and hē swǣt swā ðēah, and of stānclūdum cumað wyllspringas.
Fire is hidden within hard stones, the stone comes from the earth, which sweats, and so wellsprings come from the rocks.
c. 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham, transl., Hexameron of St. Basil:
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | wiellspring | wiellspringas |
| Accusative | wiellspring | wiellspringas |
| Genitive | wiellspringes | wiellspringa |
| Dative | wiellspringe | wiellspringum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
From wiell + spring.
Descendants
wellspring
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