quellen

See also: Quellen and quëllen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkvɛln̩/, /ˈkvɛlən/

Verb

quellen (class 3 strong, third-person singular simple present quillt, past tense quoll, past participle gequollen, past subjunctive quölle, auxiliary sein)

  1. to well
  2. to swell, to soak

Conjugation


Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *kwellen, from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną.

Verb

quellen

  1. to bulge, to well, to gush

Inflection

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Descendants

Further reading

  • quellen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
  • quellen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English cwellan, from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkwɛlən/

Verb

quellen

  1. To kill or slay; to inflict death upon someone.
  2. To quell or suppress; to end afflictions or threats.
  3. (rare) To verbally insult or demean.
  4. (rare) To ruin, to lay waste to.

Conjugation

Descendants

References

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