weall

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wæ͜ɑll/, [wæ͜ɑɫ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wall.

Noun

weall m

  1. wall
    • 10th century, The Wanderer:
      swā nū missenlīċe · ġeond þisne middanġeard
      winde biwāune · weallas stondaþ,
      hrīme bihrorene, · hrȳðġe þā ederas.
      as now walls are standing differently
      over this world, blown by wind,
      covered by frost, the slow-swept dwellings.
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative weall weallas
accusative weall weallas
genitive wealles wealla
dative wealle weallum
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Middle English: wal, wale, walle, waule
    • English: wall
    • Scots: wa, waa, waw
    • Yola: wul, vall
    • → Middle Irish: *balla
  • Middle Welsh: gwal, wal

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *wallu, from Proto-Germanic *wallō.

Noun

weall f

  1. fervour; uproar
Declension

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative weall wealla, wealle
accusative wealle wealla, wealle
genitive wealle wealla
dative wealle weallum
Derived terms
  • weallhāt

Etymology 3

Noun

weall n

  1. boiled or mulled wine
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative weall weall
accusative weall weall
genitive wealles wealla
dative wealle weallum
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