weall

Old English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wæ͜ɑll/, [wæ͜ɑɫ]

Etymology 1

    From Proto-West Germanic *wall.

    Noun

    weall m

    1. wall
      • 10th century, The Wanderer:
        swā nū missenlīċe · ġeond þisne middanġeard
        winde biwāune · weallas stondaþ,
        hrīme bihrorene, · hrȳðġe þā ederas.
        as now walls are standing differently
        over this world, blown by wind,
        covered by frost, the slow-swept dwellings.
    Declension

    Strong a-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative weall weallas
    accusative weall weallas
    genitive wealles wealla
    dative wealle weallum
    Derived terms
    Descendants
    • Middle English: wal, wale, walle, waule
      • English: wall
      • Geordie: wa
      • Scots: wa, waa, waw
      • Yola: wul, vall
      • → Middle Irish: *balla
    • Middle Welsh: gwal, wal

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-West Germanic *wallu, from Proto-Germanic *wallō.

    Noun

    weall f

    1. fervour; uproar
    Declension

    Strong ō-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative weall wealla, wealle
    accusative wealle wealla, wealle
    genitive wealle wealla
    dative wealle weallum
    Derived terms
    • weallhāt

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    weall n

    1. boiled or mulled wine
    Declension

    Strong a-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative weall weall
    accusative weall weall
    genitive wealles wealla
    dative wealle weallum
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