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

• bewealwian (“to roll around, wallow”)

Related terms

• wieltan (“to roll”) (transitive)

Descendants

• Middle English: walwen
  • English: wallow
  • Scots: wallow

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