cwelan

Old English

Alternative forms

• cƿelan — wynn spelling

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kwelaną (“to suffer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwe.lɑn/

Verb

cwelan

1. to die

Conjugation

Conjugation of cwelan (strong class 4)

infinitive	cwelan	cwelenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	cwele	cwæl
second person singular	cwilest, cwilst	cwǣle
third person singular	cwileþ, cwilþ	cwæl
plural	cwelaþ	cwǣlon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	cwele	cwǣle
plural	cwelen	cwǣlen
imperative
singular	cwel
plural	cwelaþ
participle	present	past
	cwelende	(ġe)cwolen

Derived terms

• ācwelan
• becwelan
• oþcwelan

Descendants

• Middle English: quelen
  • English: queal

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “CWELAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.