See also: Welle, wèlle, and wélle

Alemannic German

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Etymology

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From Old High German wellen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną. 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 Old High German *willen, northern variant of wellen, from Proto-Germanic *wiljaną.

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Verb

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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.

Dutch

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Verb

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welle

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

German

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Verb

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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-Germanic *wallijǭ.

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Noun

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welle (plural welles)

  1. well
Descendants
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  • English: well
  • Yola: well
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Etymology 2

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Adverb

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welle

  1. Alternative form of wel

Adjective

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welle

  1. Alternative form of wel

Old English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwel.le/, [ˈweɫ.ɫe]

Noun

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welle

  1. dative singular of well