cwellan
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną (“to torment”). Cognates include Old Saxon quellian, Middle Dutch quellen (Dutch kwellen), Old High German quellen (German quälen), Old Norse kvelja (Danish kvæle).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwel.lɑn/, [ˈkweɫ.ɫɑn]
Verb
cwellan
- to kill
- to slay
Conjugation
Conjugation of cwellan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | cwellan | cwellenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | cwelle | cwealde |
| second person singular | cwelest | cwealdest |
| third person singular | cweleþ | cwealde |
| plural | cwellaþ | cwealdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | cwelle | cwealde |
| plural | cwellen | cwealden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | cwele | |
| plural | cwellaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| cwellende | (ġe)cweald | |
Descendants
- Middle English: quellen, quelle, quell, qwelle, cwellen
- English: quell
- ⇒ Middle English: killen, kyllen, cüllen (possibly)
- English: kill (possibly)
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898), “cwellan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.