wiell

Old English

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Alternative forms

weall, well, wyll, will, wæl, wiel, wyl, wil

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ (“fountain, spring, wave, well”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wi͜yll/, [wi͜yɫ]

Noun

wiell m

spring; fountain
well

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	wiell	wiellas
accusative	wiell	wiellas
genitive	wielles	wiella
dative	wielle	wiellum

Related terms

Descendants

Middle English: wel, wæl, wal (merged with descendant of Old English wielle and wiella)
- English: well
- Scots: well, wall, woll