walwen

Middle English edit

Alternative forms edit

waluen, waloen, wallowen

Etymology edit

From Old English wealwian, wielwan (“to wallow, roll”), from Proto-West Germanic *walwijan, from Proto-Germanic *walwijaną.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈwalwən/

Verb edit

walwen

to wallow

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of walwen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) walwen, walwe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	walwe	walwed
2nd-person singular	walwest	walwedest
3rd-person singular	walweth	walwed
subjunctive singular	walwe	walwed
imperative singular	walwe	—

plural¹	walwen, walwe	walweden, walwede
imperative plural	walweth, walwe	—

participles	walwynge, walwende	walwed, ywalwed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants edit

English: wallow
Scots: walowe, wallow, valou
Yola: wullow, wullaw

References edit

“walwen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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