"wela" meaning in Old English

See wela in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈwe.lɑ/
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *welō, *walō, from Proto-Germanic *welô. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*welō|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-West Germanic *welō, {{inh+|ang|gmw-pro|*welō}} Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *welō, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*welô}} Proto-Germanic *welô Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wela m, {{ang-noun|m}} wela m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|wel}}, {{ang-decl-noun|wela|welan|welan|welan|welan|welena|welan|welum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: weak [table-tags], wela [nominative, singular], welan [nominative, plural], welan [accusative, singular], welan [accusative, plural], welan [genitive, singular], welena [genitive, plural], welan [dative, singular], welum [dative, plural]
  1. wealth Tags: West-Saxon, masculine Synonyms: weala — Northumbrian, weola [West-Saxon], wala Derived forms: æfwela, weliġ

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          },
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "welan",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "welum",
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        "plural"
      ]
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  ],
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      ],
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        },
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        }
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        {
          "english": "...It befitteth thee not since to thee the Lord hath given wealth and abundance and worldly prosperity,...",
          "text": "The Legend of St. Andrew in Verse\n...Ne ġedafenað þē nū þē dryhten ġeaf welan and wiste and woruldspēde,...",
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          "word": "wala"
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      "ipa": "/ˈwe.lɑ/"
    }
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        }
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    }
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      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
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      "form": "welena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "welan",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "welum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "sort": ""
      },
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      "args": {
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "title": "",
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        "Old English masculine n-stem nouns",
        "Old English masculine nouns",
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        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
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        {
          "english": "...It befitteth thee not since to thee the Lord hath given wealth and abundance and worldly prosperity,...",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwe.lɑ/"
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    {
      "word": "weala — Northumbrian"
    },
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      ],
      "word": "weola"
    },
    {
      "word": "wala"
    }
  ],
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}

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