wealcian

      Old English

      Etymology

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

      Verb

      wealcian (weak class 2)

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

      Descendants

      Last modified on 16 June 2013, at 22:14