*wellaną^¹

Runic: ᚹᛖᛚᚨᚾᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈwel.lɑ.nɑ̃/

verb · Strong class 3

Meanings

to well up, spring out, bubble forth

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *welH- (‘to turn; wind; roll’). Both *wellaną and o-grade *wallaną were probably created to the archaic zero-grade present *wulaną.

Conjugation

Present active

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive	Imperative
1st singular	wellō	wellaų	–
2nd singular	willizi	wellaiz	well
3rd singular	willidi	wellai	welladau
1st dual	wellōz	wellaiw	–
2nd dual	welladiz	wellaidiz	welladiz
1st plural	wellamaz	wellaim	–
2nd plural	willid	wellaid	willid
3rd plural	wellandi	wellain	wellandau

Present passive

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	wellai	–
2nd singular	wellazai	wellaizau
3rd singular	welladai	wellaidau
1st dual	–	–
2nd dual	–	–
1st plural	wellandai	wellaindau
2nd plural	wellandai	wellaindau
3rd plural	wellandai	wellaindau

Past

Person	Indicative	Subjunctive
1st singular	wall	wullį̄
2nd singular	wallt	wullīz
3rd singular	wall	wullī
1st dual	wullū	wullīw
2nd dual	wulludiz	wullīdiz
1st plural	wullum	wullīm
2nd plural	wullud	wullīd
3rd plural	wullun	wullīn

Non-finite Forms

Infinitive	Present Participle	Past Participle
wellaną	wellandz	wullanaz

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Descendants

*wellan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *biwellan (Proto-West Germanic)
  - biwellan (Old Dutch)
  - biwella (Old Frisian)
*wellan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *biwellan (Proto-West Germanic)
  - biwellan (Old High German)
    - bewëllen (Middle High German)
*wellan (Proto-West Germanic)
- *biwellan (Proto-West Germanic)
  - biwellan (Old Saxon)
    - bewellen (Middle Low German)
vella (Old Norse)
- vælde (Danish)
- vella (Icelandic)
- velde (Norwegian)
vella (Old Norse)
- vælla (Old Swedish)
  - välla (Swedish)

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