wealcian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *walkōn, from Proto-Germanic *walkōną, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to bend, turn, roll, twist”). Akin to Old High German walchan (“to beat, to full”) (German walken (“to full”)), Middle Dutch walken (“to press, knead, full”), Danish valke (“to full”), Icelandic vælka (“to stamp, roll”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwæ͜ɑl.ki.ɑn/, [ˈwæ͜ɑɫ.ki.ɑn]

Verb

wealcian

  1. (transitive) to roll up, curl, twist
  2. (transitive) to wrinkle

Conjugation

Conjugation of wealcian (weak, class 2)
infinitive wealcian wealcienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular wealciġe wealcode
second person singular wealcast wealcodest
third person singular wealcaþ wealcode
plural wealciaþ wealcodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular wealciġe wealcode
plural wealciġen wealcoden
imperative
singular wealca
plural wealciaþ
participle present past
wealciende (ġe)wealcod

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: walken, walk, walke, walkyn, wolken (conflated with wealcan)
    • English: walk, waulk
    • Scots: walk
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