weall

Old English

Alternative forms

• wall, weal, wal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wæ͜ɑll/, [wæ͜ɑɫ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wall, from Latin vallum. Related to Old Frisian wal, Old Saxon wal.

Noun

weall m

1. wall

Declension

Declension of weall (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	weall	weallas
accusative	weall	weallas
genitive	wealles	wealla
dative	wealle	weallum

Derived terms

• grundweall (“foundation”)
• strēamweall (“shore”)
• sċieldweall (“shield wall”)

 

Descendants

• Middle English: wal, wale, walle, waule
  • English: wall
  • Yola: wul, vall
  • → Middle Irish: *balla
    • Irish: balla
    • Manx: boalley
    • Scottish Gaelic: balla
• → Welsh: gwal, wal

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *wallō.

Noun

weall f (nominative plural wealla)

1. fervour; uproar

Related terms

• weallan

 

Etymology 3

Noun

weall n

1. boiled or mulled wine