weler

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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weler m or f

  1. (anatomy) lip
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Preface to Genesis"[1]:
      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.

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  • (masculine)
  • (feminine)

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Welsh

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Verb

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weler

  1. Soft mutation of gweler.

Mutation

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