acwelan

Old English

Alternative forms
  • acƿelan

Etymology

Equivalent to ā- +‎ cwelan.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɑːˈkwelɑn/

Verb

ācwelan

  1. (intransitive) to die
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
      Ðæs hearperes wīf sċolde ācwelan.
      The harper's wife had to die.
    • 1921, Joseph Bosworth & Thomas Northcote Toller, Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
      Hit nǣfre ne ācwilð.
      It never dies.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ācwelan (strong class 4)
infinitive ācwelan tō ācwelenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular ācwele ācwæl
2nd-person singular ācwilest ācwǣle
3rd-person singular ācwileþ ācwæl
plural ācwelaþ ācwǣlon
subjunctive present past
singular ācwele ācwǣle
plural ācwelen ācwǣlen
imperative
singular ācwel
plural ācwelaþ
participle present past
ācwelende (ġe)ācwolen

References
  • ACWELAN in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • ACWELAN supplemental input in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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