See also: Welle, wèlle, and wélle

Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German wellen, from Old High German wellen (to choose, want). Cognate with German wollen, Dutch willen, English will, Icelandic vilja.

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welle

  1. (Uri) to want

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Central Franconian

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  • wolle (non-native; but now common in some dialects via German)

Etymology

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    From Middle High German wellen, from Old High German wellen.

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    welle (third-person singular present well or wellt, past tense wollt, past participle jewollt or gewollt)

    1. (most dialects) to want (to)
      Su e Benemme welle mer hee net hann.
      We don’t want that kind of behaviour here.

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    • Hunsrik: weele
    • Luxembourgish: wëllen

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    welle

    1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of wellen

    German

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    welle

    1. inflection of wellen:
      1. first-person singular present
      2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
      3. singular imperative

    Middle English

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    Etymology 1

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    From Old English wielle, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ.

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    Noun

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    welle (plural welles)

    1. well
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    Adverb

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    welle

    1. alternative form of wel

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    welle

    1. alternative form of wel

    Old English

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    • IPA(key): /ˈwel.le/, [ˈweɫ.ɫe]

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    welle

    1. dative singular of well