wellen

See also: Wellen, wëllen, and Wëllen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛlən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wellen, Old Dutch *wellen, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijan.

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Verb

wellen

  1. to soak, to soften by putting into water
Conjugation
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

German

Etymology

From Middle High German wëllen. By surface analysis, Welle +‎ -en

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvɛlən]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: wel‧len

Verb

wellen (weak, third-person singular present wellt, past tense wellte, past participle gewellt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or reflexive) to wave

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • wellen” in Duden online
  • wellen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *wellen, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijan.

Verb

wellen

  1. to well up
  2. to boil

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

  • Dutch: wellen
  • Limburgish: wèlle

Further reading

Middle English

Etymology

From Old English wiellan, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijan.

Verb

wellen (third-person singular simple present welleth, present participle wellende, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle welledaccel-form=1//3|s|past|ind)

  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

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

Descendants

Middle High German

Etymology 1

    From Old High German wellen.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈwelːən/

    Verb

    wellen (irregular, third-person singular present wil, past tense wolte, past participle gewolt, auxiliary hān)

    1. to want
    Conjugation
    Descendants

    Etymology 2

    From wëlle +‎ -en

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈwɛlːən/

    Verb

    wëllen (class 2 weak, third-person singular present wëllet, past tense wëllete, past participle gewëllet, auxiliary hān)

    1. to roll
    Conjugation
    Descendants

    References

    Old Dutch

    Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *walljan.

    Verb

    wellen

    1. to choose

    Inflection

    Further reading

    • wellen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

    Old High German

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      A merger of Proto-West Germanic *willjan (to want) and Proto-West Germanic *walljan (choose, select).

      Verb

      wellen

      1. to want
      2. to choose

      Conjugation

      This verb needs an inflection-table template.

      Descendants

      References

      • Köbler, Gerhard (2014) “wellen”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch[1] (in German), 6th edition
      • Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition