Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *kalzōną (to call, shout), from Proto-Indo-European *gels- (voice, cry), perhaps via Old Norse kalla (to call). Cognate with Old Frisian kella (to call, name), Old High German kallōn (to speak loudly), Old Norse kalla (to call, name, shout).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑl.li.ɑn/, [ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑɫ.ɫi.ɑn]

Verb edit

ċeallian (West Saxon)

  1. to call
  2. to cry out, shout

Conjugation edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Middle English: callen (from the (unattested) Anglian variant)