wielm

Old English

Alternative forms
  • wælm, welm, wilm, wylm

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *walmiz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /wi͜ylm/, [wi͜yɫm]

Noun

wielm m or f (West Saxon)

  1. that which wells (up) or seethes; surge; fount; spring
  2. a seething; boiling

Declension

masculine

Declension of wielm (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wielm wielmas
accusative wielm wielmas
genitive wielmes wielma
dative wielme wielmum

feminine

Declension of wielm (strong i-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative wielm wielme, wielma
accusative wielm, wielme wielme, wielma
genitive wielme wielma
dative wielme wielmum

Derived terms
  • flōdwylm

Descendants
  • Middle English: welme, walme
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