Reconstruction:Old English/cellan

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkel.lɑn/, [ˈkeɫ.ɫɑn]

Etymology

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Verb

*cellan

1. to swell

Conjugation

Conjugation of *cellan (strong class 3)

infinitive	*cellan	*cellenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*celle	*ceall
second person singular	*cilst	*culle
third person singular	*cilþ	*ceall
plural	*cellaþ	*cullon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*celle	*culle
plural	*cellen	*cullen
imperative
singular	*cell
plural	*cellaþ
participle	present	past
	*cellende	(ġe)*collen

Related terms

• collenferhþ

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “collenferhþ”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.