wellen
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛlən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch wellen, Old Dutch *wellen, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijan.
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Inflection
| Inflection of wellen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | wellen | |||
| past singular | welde | |||
| past participle | geweld | |||
| infinitive | wellen | |||
| gerund | wellen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | wel | welde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | welt | welde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | welt | welde | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | welt | welde | ||
| 3rd person singular | welt | welde | ||
| plural | wellen | welden | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | welle | welde | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | wellen | welden | ||
| imperative sing. | wel | |||
| imperative plur.1 | welt | |||
| participles | wellend | geweld | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈvɛlən]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: wel‧len
Verb
wellen (weak, third-person singular present wellt, past tense wellte, past participle gewellt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or reflexive) to wave
Conjugation
| infinitive | wellen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | wellend | ||||
| past participle | gewellt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich welle | wir wellen | i | ich welle | wir wellen |
| du wellst | ihr wellt | du wellest | ihr wellet | ||
| er wellt | sie wellen | er welle | sie wellen | ||
| preterite | ich wellte | wir wellten | ii | ich wellte1 | wir wellten1 |
| du welltest | ihr welltet | du welltest1 | ihr welltet1 | ||
| er wellte | sie wellten | er wellte1 | sie wellten1 | ||
| imperative | well (du) welle (du) |
wellt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
Related terms
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *wellen, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijan.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wellen (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wellen (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English wiellan, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijan. Displaced by modern verb "to boil".
Verb
wellen (third-person singular simple present welleth, present participle wellende, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle welled)
Conjugation
| infinitive | (to) wellen, welle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | ||
| 1st-person singular | welle | welled | |
| 2nd-person singular | wellest | welledest | |
| 3rd-person singular | welleth | welled | |
| subjunctive singular | welle | ||
| imperative singular | — | ||
| plural1 | wellen, welle | welleden, wellede | |
| imperative plural | welleth, welle | — | |
| participles | wellynge, wellende | welled, ywelled | |
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Old Dutch
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *walljan.
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “wellen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old High German
Etymology
A merger of Proto-West Germanic *willjan (“to want”) and Proto-West Germanic *walljan (“to choose, select”).
Conjugation
| indicative | present | preterite |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person singular | willu, wille, willa | wolta |
| 2nd person singular | wili, wilis | woltōs, woltōst |
| 3rd person singular | wili, wilit | wolta |
| 1st person plural | wellemēs, wellēn | woltum, woltun, woltumēs |
| 2nd person plural | wellet | woltut |
| 3rd person plural | wellent | woltun |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st person singular | welle | wolti, woltī |
| 2nd person singular | wellest, wellēst | woltīs, woltīst |
| 3rd person singular | welle | wolti, woltī |
| 1st person plural | wellēmēs, wellēn | woltīm, woltīn, woltīmēs |
| 2nd person plural | wellēt | woltīt |
| 3rd person plural | wellēn | woltīn |
| imperative | ||
| singular | - | |
| plural | - | |
| participle | present | past |
| wellenti | - |
Descendants
References
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition