wellen

See also: Wellen, wëllen, and Wëllen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɛlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wellen.

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Verb

wellen

1. to soak, to soften by putting into water

Inflection

Conjugation of wellen (weak)
infinitive	wellen
past singular	welde
past participle	geweld
infinitive	wellen
gerund	wellen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	wel	welde
2nd person sing. (jij)	welt, wel2	welde
2nd person sing. (u)	welt	welde
2nd person sing. (gij)	welt	welde
3rd person singular	welt	welde
plural	wellen	welden
subjunctive sing.1	welle	welde
subjunctive plur.1	wellen	welden
imperative sing.	wel
imperative plur.1	welt
participles	wellend	geweld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

wellen

1. plural of wel

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvɛlən]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: wel‧len

Verb

1. (transitive or reflexive) to wave

Derived terms

• Wellblech

Further reading

• “wellen” in Duden online

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Middle Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

wellen

1. to well up
2. to boil

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: wellen
• Limburgish: wèlle

Further reading

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wellen (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wellen (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English wiellan, from Proto-Germanic *wallijaną. Displaced by modern verb "to boil".

Verb

wellen (third-person singular simple present welleth, present participle wellende, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle welled)

1. to boil, to bubble

Conjugation

Conjugation of wellen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) wellen, welle
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	welle	welled
2nd-person singular	wellest	welledest
3rd-person singular	welleth	welled
subjunctive singular	welle
imperative singular		—
plural1	wellen, welle	welleden, wellede
imperative plural	welleth, welle	—
participles	wellynge, wellende	welled, ywelled

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: well

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Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *waljaną.

Verb

wellen

1. to choose

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “wellen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

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Old High German

Alternative forms

• wollen (conflated with *waljaną)

Etymology

A merger of Proto-Germanic *wiljaną (“to want”) (whence also Old Saxon willian, Old English willan, Old Norse vilja, Gothic 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wiljan)) and Proto-Germanic *waljaną (“to choose, select”) (whence Old Norse velja), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Verb

wellen

1. to want
2. to choose

Conjugation

Conjugation of wellen (weak class I)

indicative	present	preterite
1st person singular	willu, wille, willa	wolta
2nd person singular	wili, wilis	woltōs, woltōst
3rd person singular	wili, wilit	wolta
1st person plural	wellemēs, wellēn	woltum, woltun, woltumēs
2nd person plural	wellet	woltut
3rd person plural	wellent	woltun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	welle	wolti, woltī
2nd person singular	wellest, wellēst	woltīs, woltīst
3rd person singular	welle	wolti, woltī
1st person plural	wellēmēs, wellēn	woltīm, woltīn, woltīmēs
2nd person plural	wellēt	woltīt
3rd person plural	wellēn	woltīn
imperative
singular	-
plural	-
participle	present	past
	wellenti	-

Descendants

• Middle High German: wellen, wollen
  • Alemannic German: welle, wella, wölla

    Swabian: wella

  • Bavarian: woian

    Apetlonerisch: walln

    Cimbrian: bölln, béllan (Sette Comuni)

  • Central Franconian: welle
  • German: wollen
  • Luxembourgish: wëllen
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Pennsylvania German: wolle

  • Yiddish: וועלן (veln)

References

1. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
2. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition