wielle

Old English

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwi͜yl.le/, [ˈwi͜yɫ.ɫe]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ.

Alternative forms

• wælle, welle, wylle, wille

Noun

wielle f

1. fountain, spring
2. well

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	wielle	wiellan
accusative	wiellan	wiellan
genitive	wiellan	wiellena
dative	wiellan	wiellum

Derived terms

• wiellewæter

Related terms

• wiell
• wiella
• wiellan
• wiellġespring

Descendants

• Middle English: welle, wille, wælle, walle, wolle (merged with descendant of Old English wiella and wiell)
  • English: well
  • Scots: well, wall, woll

Etymology 2

Verb

wielle

1. inflection of wiellan:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. singular present subjunctive