"wealcan" meaning in Old English

See wealcan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈwæ͜ɑl.kɑn/, [ˈwæ͜ɑɫ.kɑn]
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *walkan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną. Cognates: Akin to Old High German walchan, Old Norse valka, Old English ġewealcan (“to go, go about, walk”), wealcian (“to roll up, curl, twist”), weallian (“to roam about, ramble”), German wallen. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*walkan}} Proto-West Germanic *walkan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*walkaną}} Proto-Germanic *walkaną, {{cog|goh|walchan}} Old High German walchan, {{cog|non|valka}} Old Norse valka, {{cog|ang|ġewealcan||to go, go about, walk}} Old English ġewealcan (“to go, go about, walk”), {{cog|de|wallen}} German wallen Head templates: {{ang-verb}} wealcan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|wealcan<s7>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], wealcan [infinitive], wealcenne [infinitive], wealce [first-person, present, singular], wēolc [first-person, past, singular], wielcst [present, second-person, singular], wēolce [past, second-person, singular], wielcþ [present, singular, third-person], wēolc [past, singular, third-person], wealcaþ [plural, present], wēolcon [past, plural], wealce [present, singular], wēolce [past, singular], wealcen [plural, present], wēolcen [past, plural], wealc [imperative, past, present, singular], wealcaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], wealcende [imperative, present], wealcen [imperative, past], ġewealcen [imperative, past]
  1. to move around
    Sense id: en-wealcan-ang-verb-JYVwPxS6 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 10 9 20 11 4 21 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 12 16 17 5 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 13 17 17 3 12 17
  2. to revolve
    Sense id: en-wealcan-ang-verb-cJz3TTdD Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 12 16 17 5 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 13 17 17 3 12 17
  3. to roll, roll around, be rolling
    Sense id: en-wealcan-ang-verb-bvvuKwla Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 10 9 20 11 4 21 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 12 16 17 5 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 13 17 17 3 12 17
  4. to toss
    Sense id: en-wealcan-ang-verb-qLgl4AW4 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 10 9 20 11 4 21 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 12 16 17 5 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 13 17 17 3 12 17
  5. to fluctuate
    Sense id: en-wealcan-ang-verb-vp-8cJIl
  6. to revolve in one's mind; scheme; reflect
    Sense id: en-wealcan-ang-verb-gUgDGXzg Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 10 9 20 11 4 21 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 12 16 17 5 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 13 17 17 3 12 17
  7. to discuss
    Sense id: en-wealcan-ang-verb-ZDsWhDmn Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 10 9 20 11 4 21 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 12 16 17 5 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 13 17 17 3 12 17

Inflected forms

{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "walken",
            "qq": "conflated with <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"ang\">wealcian</i>"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: walken, walk, walke, walkyn, wolken (conflated with wealcian)\nEnglish: walk, waulk\nScots: walk",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: walken, walk, walke, walkyn, wolken (conflated with wealcian)\nEnglish: walk, waulk\nScots: walk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "ine-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*walkan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *walkan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*walkaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *walkaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "walchan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German walchan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "valka"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse valka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ġewealcan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to go, go about, walk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ġewealcan (“to go, go about, walk”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "wallen"
      },
      "expansion": "German wallen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *walkan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną.\nCognates:\nAkin to Old High German walchan, Old Norse valka, Old English ġewealcan (“to go, go about, walk”), wealcian (“to roll up, curl, twist”), weallian (“to roam about, ramble”), German wallen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "7",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealcan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealcenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēolc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielcst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēolce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielcþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēolc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealcaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēolcon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēolce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēolcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealcaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealcende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewealcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wealcan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wealcan<s7>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 9 20 11 4 21 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 12 16 17 5 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 13 17 17 3 12 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to move around"
      ],
      "id": "en-wealcan-ang-verb-JYVwPxS6",
      "links": [
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 12 16 17 5 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 13 17 17 3 12 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to revolve"
      ],
      "id": "en-wealcan-ang-verb-cJz3TTdD",
      "links": [
        [
          "revolve",
          "revolve"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 9 20 11 4 21 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 12 16 17 5 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 13 17 17 3 12 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to roll, roll around, be rolling"
      ],
      "id": "en-wealcan-ang-verb-bvvuKwla",
      "links": [
        [
          "roll",
          "roll"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 9 20 11 4 21 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 12 16 17 5 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 13 17 17 3 12 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to toss"
      ],
      "id": "en-wealcan-ang-verb-qLgl4AW4",
      "links": [
        [
          "toss",
          "toss"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to fluctuate"
      ],
      "id": "en-wealcan-ang-verb-vp-8cJIl",
      "links": [
        [
          "fluctuate",
          "fluctuate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 9 20 11 4 21 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 12 16 17 5 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 13 17 17 3 12 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to revolve in one's mind; scheme; reflect"
      ],
      "id": "en-wealcan-ang-verb-gUgDGXzg",
      "links": [
        [
          "scheme",
          "scheme"
        ],
        [
          "reflect",
          "reflect"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "10 9 20 11 4 21 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 12 16 17 5 15 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 13 17 17 3 12 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to discuss"
      ],
      "id": "en-wealcan-ang-verb-ZDsWhDmn",
      "links": [
        [
          "discuss",
          "discuss"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwæ͜ɑl.kɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwæ͜ɑɫ.kɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wealcan"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Old English class 7 strong verbs",
    "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old English lemmas",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "walken",
            "qq": "conflated with <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"ang\">wealcian</i>"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: walken, walk, walke, walkyn, wolken (conflated with wealcian)\nEnglish: walk, waulk\nScots: walk",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: walken, walk, walke, walkyn, wolken (conflated with wealcian)\nEnglish: walk, waulk\nScots: walk"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "ine-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*walkan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *walkan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*walkaną"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *walkaną",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "walchan"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German walchan",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "valka"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse valka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ġewealcan",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to go, go about, walk"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English ġewealcan (“to go, go about, walk”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "wallen"
      },
      "expansion": "German wallen",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *walkan, from Proto-Germanic *walkaną.\nCognates:\nAkin to Old High German walchan, Old Norse valka, Old English ġewealcan (“to go, go about, walk”), wealcian (“to roll up, curl, twist”), weallian (“to roam about, ramble”), German wallen.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "7",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealcan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealcenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēolc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielcst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēolce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wielcþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēolc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealcaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēolcon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēolce",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wēolcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealc",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealcaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealcende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wealcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġewealcen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "wealcan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wealcan<s7>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to move around"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to revolve"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "revolve",
          "revolve"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to roll, roll around, be rolling"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "roll",
          "roll"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to toss"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "toss",
          "toss"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to fluctuate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fluctuate",
          "fluctuate"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to revolve in one's mind; scheme; reflect"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scheme",
          "scheme"
        ],
        [
          "reflect",
          "reflect"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to discuss"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "discuss",
          "discuss"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwæ͜ɑl.kɑn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈwæ͜ɑɫ.kɑn]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wealcan"
}

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