walwen

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • waluen, waloen, wallowen

Etymology

From Old English wealwian, wielwan (“to wallow, roll”), from Proto-West Germanic *walwijan, from Proto-Germanic *walwijaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwalwən/

Verb

walwen

  1. to wallow

Conjugation

Conjugation of walwen (weak in -ed)
infinitive (to) walwen, walwe
present tense past tense
1st-person singular walwe walwed
2nd-person singular walwest walwedest
3rd-person singular walweth walwed
subjunctive singular walwe
imperative singular —
plural1 walwen, walwe walweden, walwede
imperative plural walweth, walwe —
participles walwynge, walwende walwed, ywalwed

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

Descendants

  • English: wallow
  • Scots: walowe, wallow, valou
  • Yola: wullow, wullaw

References

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