wealcian
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Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *welk-, from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (“to bend, turn, roll, twist”). Akin to Old High German walchan (“to beat, to full”) (German walken (“to full”)), Middle Dutch walken (“to press, knead, full”), Icelandic vælka (“to stamp, roll”), Danish valke (“to full”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]wealcian
- (transitive) to roll up, curl, twist
- (transitive) to wrinkle
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of wealcian (weak class 2)
infinitive | wealcian | wealcienne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | wealciġe | wealcode |
second person singular | wealcast | wealcodest |
third person singular | wealcaþ | wealcode |
plural | wealciaþ | wealcodon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | wealciġe | wealcode |
plural | wealciġen | wealcoden |
imperative | ||
singular | wealca | |
plural | wealciaþ | |
participle | present | past |
wealciende | (ġe)wealcod |