wellen
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch wellen, Old Dutch *wellen, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijan.
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Verb edit
wellen
- to soak, to soften by putting into water
Inflection edit
Inflection of wellen (weak) | ||||
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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 | 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. |
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
wellen
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
wellen (weak, third-person singular present wellt, past tense wellte, past participle gewellt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or reflexive) to wave
Conjugation edit
infinitive | wellen | ||||
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present participle | wellend | ||||
past participle | gewellt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich welle | wir wellen | i | ich welle | wir wellen |
du wellst | ihr wellt | du wellest | ihr wellet | ||
er wellt | sie wellen | er welle | sie wellen | ||
preterite | ich wellte | wir wellten | ii | ich wellte1 | wir wellten1 |
du welltest | ihr welltet | du welltest1 | ihr welltet1 | ||
er wellte | sie wellten | er wellte1 | sie wellten1 | ||
imperative | well (du) welle (du) |
wellt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
Middle Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Old Dutch *wellen, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijan.
Verb edit
wellen
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wellen (III)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page III
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “wellen (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page IV
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English wiellan, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijan. Displaced by modern verb "to boil".
Verb edit
wellen (third-person singular simple present welleth, present participle wellende, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle welled)
Conjugation edit
1Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Descendants edit
Old Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *walljan.
Verb edit
wellen
- to choose
Inflection edit
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading edit
- “wellen”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012
Old High German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
A merger of Proto-West Germanic *willjan (“to want”) and Proto-West Germanic *walljan (“to choose, select”).
Verb edit
wellen
Conjugation edit
indicative | present | preterite |
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1st person singular | willu, wille, willa | wolta |
2nd person singular | wili, wilis | woltōs, woltōst |
3rd person singular | wili, wilit | wolta |
1st person plural | wellemēs, wellēn | woltum, woltun, woltumēs |
2nd person plural | wellet | woltut |
3rd person plural | wellent | woltun |
subjunctive | present | past |
1st person singular | welle | wolti, woltī |
2nd person singular | wellest, wellēst | woltīs, woltīst |
3rd person singular | welle | wolti, woltī |
1st person plural | wellēmēs, wellēn | woltīm, woltīn, woltīmēs |
2nd person plural | wellēt | woltīt |
3rd person plural | wellēn | woltīn |
imperative | ||
singular | - | |
plural | - | |
participle | present | past |
wellenti | - |
Descendants edit
References edit
- Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
- Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition