wealwian

• IPA^(key): /ˈwæ͜ɑl.wi.ɑn/, [ˈwæ͜ɑɫ.wi.ɑn]

From Proto-West Germanic *walwōn, variant of Proto-West Germanic *walwijan, from Proto-Germanic *walwijaną.

wealwian (intransitive)

1. to roll
2. to wallow

• bewealwian (“to roll around, wallow”)

• wieltan (“to roll”) (transitive)

• Middle English: walwen
  • English: wallow
  • Scots: wallow

Unknown. Perhaps an alteration of Old English fealwian, fealuwian, fealewian (“to turn yellow, ripen, wither”) (compare modern English fallow). According to Kluge, related to Proto-West Germanic *wolkn (“cloud”), source of German Wolke.

• wealowian, wealuwian, wealowiġan

wealwian

1. (intransitive) to fade, wither

• Middle English: walwen, welwen, welewen, welowen
  • English: wallow (“to fade away”) (Somerset)
  • Scots: wallow
  • ⇒ Middle English: forwelwen