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Old English
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Etymology
From wiell + spring.
Pronunciation
Noun
wiellspring m
- (literal, figurative) a wellspring, fountain, source
- c. 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham (tr.), Hexameron of St. Basil:
Fȳr is behȳd on heardum stānum, sē stān cymð of eorðan, and hē swǣt swā ðēah, and of stānclūdum cumað wyllspringas.- Fire is hidden within hard stones, the stone comes from the earth, which sweats, and so wellsprings come from the rocks.
- Synonyms: ǣspring, brunna, cwiella
Declension
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Descendants