weler

Old English

Alternative forms

• welur, welor, weolor, weolur, weoler

Etymology

From a metathetic alteration of Proto-Germanic *werulō, a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *weruz (“lip”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“high, raised area, tuber, lump, blister”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwe.ler/

Noun

weler m or f

1. (anatomy) lip
   • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Preface to Genesis"‎^[1]:

     God ġesċōp ūs twā ēagan and twā ēaran, twā nosþyrlu and twēġen weoloras, twā handa and twēġen fēt.

     God made us two eyes and two ears, two nostrils and two lips, two hands and two feet.

Declension

• (masculine)

Declension of weler (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	weler	weleras
accusative	weler	weleras
genitive	weleres	welera
dative	welere	welerum

• (feminine)

Declension of weler (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	weler	welera, welere
accusative	welere	welera, welere
genitive	welere	welera
dative	welere	welerum

Synonyms

• lippa

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛlɛr/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈweːlɛr/

Verb

weler

1. Soft mutation of gweler.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gweler	weler	ngweler	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.