cwellan
Old English
Alternative forms
- cƿellan — wynn spelling
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną (“to torment”). Cognates include Old Saxon quellian, Middle Dutch quellen (Dutch kwellen), Old High German quellen (German quälen), Old Norse kvelja (Danish kvæle).
Pronunciation
Verb
cwellan
Conjugation
Conjugation of cwellan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | cwellan | cwellenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | cwelle | cwealde |
| second person singular | cwelest | cwealdest |
| third person singular | cweleþ | cwealde |
| plural | cwellaþ | cwealdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | cwelle | cwealde |
| plural | cwellen | cwealden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | cwele | |
| plural | cwellaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| cwellende | (ġe)cweald | |
Descendants
- Middle English: quellen, cwellen, quell, quelle, qwell, qwelle, cwellenn (Ormulum)
- ⇒ Middle English: killen, kyllen, cüllen (possibly)
- English: kill
References
- Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “cwellan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.