welle

See also: Welle, wèlle, and wélle

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• wölle, wöllä

Etymology

From Middle High German wellen, from Old High German wellen (“to choose, want”). Cognate with German wollen, Dutch willen, English will, Icelandic vilja.

Verb

welle

1. (Uri) to want

Conjugation

infinitive		welle
		singular			plural
		1st person ich, i	2nd person du	3rd person er/si/es	1st person mir	2nd person ir	3rd person si
indicative	present	will	wit	will	welle	weint	welle
subjunctive	I	well, welli	wellesch	well, welli	welle	wellt	welle
	II	wett, wetti	wettesch	wett, wetti	wette	wettet	wette

    conjugation of welle – Urner dialect

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 85.

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• wolle (non-native; but now common in some dialects via German)

Etymology

From Middle High German wellen, from Old High German wellen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋelə/

Verb

welle (third-person singular present well or wellt, past tense wollt, past participle jewollt or gewollt)

1. (most dialects) to want (to)

   Su e Benemme welle mer hee net hann.

   We don’t want that kind of behaviour here.

Descendants

• Hunsrik: weele
• Luxembourgish: wëllen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

welle

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of wellen

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

welle

1. inflection of wellen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English wielle, from Proto-West Germanic *wallijā, from Proto-Germanic *wallijǭ.

Alternative forms

• wele, weile

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɛl(ə)/

Noun

welle (plural welles)

1. well

Descendants

• English: well
• Yola: well

References

• “wel(le, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Adverb

welle

1. Alternative form of wel

Adjective

welle

1. Alternative form of wel

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwel.le/, [ˈweɫ.ɫe]

Noun

welle

1. dative singular of well