וועלן

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Yiddish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Old High German wellen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną.

Verb

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וועלן (veln) (past participle געוואָלט (gevolt))

  1. to want
    ער וויל זייער אַ גרויסן הונט אָבער זײַן ווײַב אַ קליינעם.
    er vil zeyer a groysn hunt ober zayn vayb a kleynem.
    He wants a very big dog, but his wife [wants] a small [one].
    איך וויל לייענען אַ גוט בוך.
    ikh vil leyenen a gut bukh.
    I want to read a good book.
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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וועלן (veln)

  1. first/third-person plural of וועל (vel)

Etymology 3

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Verb

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וועלן (veln) (past participle געוואָלן (gevoln))

  1. to boil milk
Usage notes
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The regular past participle געוועלן (geveln) is also encountered.

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