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)

  1. to roll
  2. to wallow
Conjugation
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
Derived terms
  • wieltan (“to roll”) (transitive)
Descendants
  • Middle English: walwen

Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps an alteration of Old English fealwian, fealuwian, fealewian (“to turn yellow, ripen, wither”) (compare modern English fallow). According to Kluge, related to Proto-West Germanic *wolkn (“cloud”), source of German Wolke.

Alternative forms
  • wealowian, wealuwian, wealowiġan

Verb

wealwian

  1. (intransitive) to fade, wither
Conjugation
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
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