cwellan

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną (“to torment”). Cognates include Old Saxon quellian, Middle Dutch quellen (Dutch kwellen), Old High German quellen (German quälen), Old Norse kvelja (Danish kvæle).

Pronunciation

Verb

cwellan

  1. to kill
  2. to slay

Conjugation

Conjugation of cwellan (weak class 1)
infinitive cwellan cwellenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular cwelle cwealde
second person singular cwelest cwealdest
third person singular cweleþ cwealde
plural cwellaþ cwealdon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular cwelle cwealde
plural cwellen cwealden
imperative
singular cwele
plural cwellaþ
participle present past
cwellende (ġe)cweald

Derived terms

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