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Old English · adjective

wyllen

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/ˈwyl.len/
[ˈwyɫ.ɫen]
Syllables
ˈwyl · len (2 syllables)
Modern English
woolenobjectswool

Meaning

  1. made of wool; woolen

    On wintra iċ slǣpe simle mid wyllenum soccum.

    In the winter, I always sleep with wool socks on.

  2. woolen objects

Declension

Strong declension of wyllen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative wyllenwyllenuwyllenowyllen
Accusative wyllennewyllenewyllen
Genitive wylleneswyllenrewyllenes
Dative wyllenumwyllenrewyllenum
Instrumental wyllenewyllenrewyllene
Plural
Nominative wyllenewyllenawyllenewyllenuwylleno
Accusative wyllenewyllenawyllenewyllenuwylleno
Genitive wyllenrawyllenrawyllenra
Dative wyllenumwyllenumwyllenum
Instrumental wyllenumwyllenumwyllenum
Weak declension of wyllen
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative wyllenawyllenewyllene
Accusative wyllenanwyllenanwyllene
Genitive wyllenanwyllenanwyllenan
Dative wyllenanwyllenanwyllenan
Instrumental wyllenanwyllenanwyllenan
Plural
Nominative wyllenanwyllenanwyllenan
Accusative wyllenanwyllenanwyllenan
Genitive wyllenrawyllenenawyllenrawyllenenawyllenrawyllenena
Dative wyllenumwyllenumwyllenum
Instrumental wyllenumwyllenumwyllenum

All forms (12)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *wullīnaz. Cognate with Old High German wullīn.

Descendants

woolen

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