wealwian

== Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwæ͜ɑl.wi.ɑn/, [ˈwæ͜ɑɫ.wi.ɑn] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-West Germanic *walwōn, variant of Proto-West Germanic *walwijan, from Proto-Germanic *walwijaną. ==== Verb ==== wealwian (intransitive) to roll to wallow ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== bewealwian (“to roll around, wallow”) ===== Related terms ===== wieltan (“to roll”) (transitive) ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: walwen English: wallow Scots: wallow === Etymology 2 === Unknown. Perhaps an alteration of Old English fealwian, fealuwian, fealewian (“to turn yellow, ripen, wither”) (compare modern English fallow). According to Kluge, related to Proto-West Germanic *wolkn (“cloud”), source of German Wolke. ==== Alternative forms ==== wealowian, wealuwian, wealowiġan ==== Verb ==== wealwian (intransitive) to fade, wither ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: walwen, welwen, welewen, welowen English: wallow (“to fade away”) (Somerset) Scots: wallow ⇒ Middle English: forwelwen