wealwian
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwæ͜ɑl.wi.ɑn/, [ˈwæ͜ɑɫ.wi.ɑn]
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *walwōn, variant of Proto-West Germanic *walwijan, from Proto-Germanic *walwijaną.
Verb
wealwian
- (intransitive) to roll around, wallow
Inflection
Conjugation of wealwian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | wealwian | wealwienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | wealwiġe | wealwode |
| second person singular | wealwast | wealwodest |
| third person singular | wealwaþ | wealwode |
| plural | wealwiaþ | wealwodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | wealwiġe | wealwode |
| plural | wealwiġen | wealwoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wealwa | |
| plural | wealwiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wealwiende | (ġe)wealwod | |
Descendants
- Middle English: walwen
- English: wallow
- Scots: wallow
Etymology 2
Unknown. Perhaps an alteration of Old English fealwian, fealuwian, fealewian (“to turn yellow, ripen, wither”) (compare modern English fallow).
Alternative forms
- wealowian, wealuwian, wealowiġan
Verb
wealwian
- (intransitive) to fade, wither
Inflection
Conjugation of wealwian (weak class 2)
| infinitive | wealwian | wealwienne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | wealwiġe | wealwode |
| second person singular | wealwast | wealwodest |
| third person singular | wealwaþ | wealwode |
| plural | wealwiaþ | wealwodon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | wealwiġe | wealwode |
| plural | wealwiġen | wealwoden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | wealwa | |
| plural | wealwiaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| wealwiende | (ġe)wealwod | |
Descendants
- Middle English: walwen, welwen, welewen, welowen
- English: wallow (“to fade away”) (Somerset)
- Scots: wallow
- ⇒ Middle English: forwelwen