acwellan
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]By surface analysis, ā- + cwellan
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ācwellan
- to kill
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
- Æfter þǣm Rōmeburg ġetimbred wæs V hunde wintrum ⁊ XXXIII, Hannibal, Pena cyning, besǣt Saguntum Ispania burg...⁊ þǣr wæs sittende eahta mōnaþ, oþ hē hīe ealle hungre ācwealde, ⁊ þā burg tōwearp....
- 533 years after Rome was built, Hannibal, king of the Carthaginians, laid siege to Saguntum, a city in Hispania...and he sat there for eight months, until he killed them all with hunger, and destroyed the city...
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
- to destroy
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ācwellan (weak class 1)
| infinitive | ācwellan | ācwellenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ācwelle | ācwealde |
| second person singular | ācwelest | ācwealdest |
| third person singular | ācweleþ | ācwealde |
| plural | ācwellaþ | ācwealdon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ācwelle | ācwealde |
| plural | ācwellen | ācwealden |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ācwele | |
| plural | ācwellaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ācwellende | ācweald | |