wielm

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *walmiz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wi͜ylm/, [wi͜yɫm]

Noun

wielm m or f (West Saxon)

  1. that which wells (up) or seethes; surge; fount; spring
  2. a seething; boiling

Declension

masculine Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative wielm wielmas
accusative wielm wielmas
genitive wielmes wielma
dative wielme wielmum

feminine Strong i-stem:

singular plural
nominative wielm wielme, wielma
accusative wielm, wielme wielme, wielma
genitive wielme wielma
dative wielme wielmum

Derived terms

  • flōdwylm

Descendants

  • Middle English: welme, walme
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