*bellaną

Runic: ᛒᛖᛚᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbel.lɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to roar, bark, bellow
to ring

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European root *bʰel- (‘to sound, speak, roar, bark’), probably back-formed from the iterative *bullōną (‘to howl, roar’) from pre-Germanic *bʰl̥-néh₂-ti ~ *bʰl̥-n̥h₂-énti. Related to *bellǭ (‘bell’).

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	bellō	bellaų	–
2nd singular	billizi	bellaiz	bell
3rd singular	billidi	bellai	belladau
1st dual	bellōz	bellaiw	–
2nd dual	belladiz	bellaidiz	belladiz
1st plural	bellamaz	bellaim	–
2nd plural	billid	bellaid	billid
3rd plural	bellandi	bellain	bellandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	bellai	–
2nd singular	bellazai	bellaizau
3rd singular	belladai	bellaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	bellandai	bellaindau
2nd plural	bellandai	bellaindau
3rd plural	bellandai	bellaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	ball	bullį̄
2nd singular	ballt	bullīz
3rd singular	ball	bullī
1st dual	bullū	bullīw
2nd dual	bulludiz	bullīdiz
1st plural	bullum	bullīm
2nd plural	bullud	bullīd
3rd plural	bullun	bullīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
bellaną	bellandz	bullanaz

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Descendants

bellan (Old English)
- bellen (Middle English)
  - bell (English)
  - bell (Scots)
*bellan (Old Saxon)
- bellen (Middle Low German)
  - bellen (Low German)
*bellan (Old Dutch)
- bellen (Middle Dutch)
  - bellen (Dutch)
bellan (Old High German)
- bëllen (Middle High German)
  - bellen (German)

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