scellan

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Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skellan, from Proto-Germanic *skellaną (“to sound, clatter, ring”). Cognate with Old Norse skjalla, Dutch schellen, German schellen, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skel-, from *kelh₁- (“to call, to shout, to make noise, to sound”) with an extra s-mobile.

Pronunciation

Verb

scellan

  1. to ring, resound, sound, clatter

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċellan (strong class 3)
infinitive sċellan sċellenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular sċelle sċeall
second person singular sċilst sċulle
third person singular sċilþ sċeall
plural sċellaþ sċullon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular sċelle sċulle
plural sċellen sċullen
imperative
singular sċell
plural sċellaþ
participle present past
sċellende (ġe)sċollen

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