walwen
Middle English
Alternative forms
- waluen, waloen, wallowen
Etymology
From Old English wealwian, from Proto-Germanic *walwijaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwalwən/
Verb
walwen
- to wallow
Conjugation
Conjugation of walwen (weak in -ed)
infinitive | (to) walwen, walwe | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | walwe | walwed | |
2nd-person singular | walwest | walwedest | |
3rd-person singular | walweth | walwed | |
subjunctive singular | walwe | ||
imperative singular | — | ||
plural1 | walwen, walwe | walweden, walwede | |
imperative plural | walweth, walwe | — | |
participles | walwynge, walwende | walwed, ywalwed |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants
- English: wallow
- Scots: walowe, wallow, valou
- Yola: wullow
References
- “walwen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.