wiell

Old English

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Alternative forms

• weall, well, wyll, will, wæl, wiel, wyl, wil

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ (“fountain, spring, wave, well”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wi͜yll/, [wi͜yɫ]

Noun

wiell m

1. spring; fountain
2. well

Declension

Declension of wiell (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	wiell	wiellas
accusative	wiell	wiellas
genitive	wielles	wiella
dative	wielle	wiellum

Related terms

• weallan
• wiella
• wielle

Descendants

• Middle English: wel, wæl, wal (merged with descendant of Old English wielle and wiella)
  • English: well
  • Scots: well, wall, woll