wielle
Old English
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwi͜yl.le/, [ˈwi͜yɫ.ɫe]
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ.
Alternative forms
Noun
wielle m or f[1]
Usage notes
- This noun is a feminine ō-stem in eastern Mercian (see wiell), a feminine n-stem in western Mercian, a masculine a-stem or ja-stem in West Saxon (see also wiell), and a masculine n-stem in Kentish (see wiella).[1]
Declension
- Masculine
Strong ja-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wielle | wiellas |
| accusative | wielle | wiellas |
| genitive | wielles | wiella |
| dative | wielle | wiellum |
- Feminine
Weak n-stem:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | wielle | wiellan |
| accusative | wiellan | wiellan |
| genitive | wiellan | wiellena |
| dative | wiellan | wiellum |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Middle English: welle, wille, wælle, walle, wolle (merged with descendant of Old English wiella and wiell)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kitson, Peter (1990), “On old English nouns of more than one gender”, in English Studies, volume 71, number 3, Taylor & Francis, , →ISSN, →OCLC, pages 208-210.
Etymology 2
Verb
wielle
- inflection of wiellan:
- first-person singular present indicative
- singular present subjunctive