hwelian

Old English

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly derived from an unattested noun, Old English *hwele (“boil, sore”), also of unknown origin. According to Pokorny, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to swell”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxwe.li.ɑn/, [ˈʍe.li.ɑn]

Verb

hwelian

  1. (of a boil or sore) to form pus; come to a head
  2. (of a wound or sore) to blister; fester; ulcerate

Conjugation
Conjugation of hwelian (weak class 2)
infinitive hwelian hwelienne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular hweliġe hwelode
second person singular hwelast hwelodest
third person singular hwelaþ hwelode
plural hweliaþ hwelodon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular hweliġe hwelode
plural hweliġen hweloden
imperative
singular hwela
plural hweliaþ
participle present past
hweliende (ġe)hwelod

Descendants
  • Middle English: whelen

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “592-94”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 592-94
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