weler

Old English

Alternative forms
  • welur, welor, weolor, weolur, weoler

Etymology

From a metathetic alteration of Proto-Germanic *werulō, a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *weruz (“lip”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“high, raised area, tuber, lump, blister”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwe.ler/

Noun

weler m or f

  1. (anatomy) lip
    late 10th century, Ælfric, "Preface to Genesis"‎:
    God ġesċōp ūs twā ēagan and twā ēaran, twā nosþyrlu and twēġen weoloras, twā handa and twēġen fēt.
    God made us two eyes and two ears, two nostrils and two lips, two hands and two feet.

Declension
  • (masculine)
Declension of weler (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative weler weleras
accusative weler weleras
genitive weleres welera
dative welere welerum
  • (feminine)
Declension of weler (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative weler welera, welere
accusative welere welera, welere
genitive welere welera
dative welere welerum

Synonyms

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

weler

  1. Soft mutation of gweler.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
gweler weler ngweler unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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