walwen

Middle English

Alternative forms

• waluen, waloen, wallowen

Etymology

From Old English wealwian, wielwan (“to wallow, roll”), from Proto-West Germanic *walwijan, from Proto-Germanic *walwijaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwalwən/

Verb

walwen

1. to wallow

Conjugation

Conjugation of walwen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) walwen, walwe
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	walwe	walwed
2nd-person singular	walwest	walwedest
3rd-person singular	walweth	walwed
subjunctive singular	walwe
imperative singular		—
plural1	walwen, walwe	walweden, walwede
imperative plural	walweth, walwe	—
participles	walwynge, walwende	walwed, ywalwed

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: wallow
• Scots: walowe, wallow, valou
• Yola: wullow, wullaw

References

• “walwen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.