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weler

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Old English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From a metathetic alteration of Proto-Germanic *werulō, a diminutive of Proto-Germanic *weruz (lip), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (high, raised area, tuber, lump, blister).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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weler m or f

  1. (anatomy) lip
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "Preface to Genesis"[1]:
      God ġesċōp ūs twā ēagan and twā ēaran, twā nosþyrlu and twēġen weoloras, twā handa and twēġen fēt.
      God made us two eyes and two ears, two nostrils and two lips, two hands and two feet.

Declension

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  • (masculine)

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative weler weleras
accusative weler weleras
genitive weleres welera
dative welere welerum
  • (feminine)

Strong ō-stem:

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Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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weler

  1. Soft mutation of gweler.

Mutation

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Mutated forms of gweler
radical soft nasal aspirate
gweler weler ngweler unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.