wiellan

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Old English

Alternative forms

• wyllan, wellan, willan, wællan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wallijan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi͜yl.lɑn/, [ˈwi͜yɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

wiellan

1. (transitive) to boil
2. (transitive, figurative) to torment, agitate with violent feelings

Conjugation

Conjugation of wiellan (weak class 1)

infinitive	wiellan	wiellenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	wielle	wielde
second person singular	wiellest, wielst	wieldest
third person singular	wielleþ, wielþ	wielde
plural	wiellaþ	wieldon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	wielle	wielde
plural	wiellen	wielden
imperative
singular	wiell
plural	wiellaþ
participle	present	past
	wiellende	(ġe)wielled

Derived terms

• āwiellan
• bewiellan
• ġewiellan
• onwiellan
• oferwiellan

Related terms

• weallan
• wielle

Descendants

• Middle English: wellen
  • English: well
  • Scots: well, wall