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German
Etymology
From Middle High German quellen, from Old High German quellan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwellan.
Pronunciation
Verb
quellen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present quillt, past tense quoll, past participle gequollen, past subjunctive quölle, auxiliary sein)
- to well, to spring (issue forth, as water from the earth)
- Wasser quillt aus der Erde.
- Water springs from the earth.
- to swell, to soak (expand by soaking up a liquid)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Verb
quellen (class 3 strong, third-person singular present quillt, past tense quoll, past participle gequollen, past subjunctive quölle, auxiliary sein)
- to soak
- Erbsen müssen vor dem Kochen gequellt werden.
- Peas must be soaked before cooking.
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- aufquellen
- ausquellen
- herausquellen
- verquollen
- überquellen
Further reading
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Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *quellen, from Proto-West Germanic *kwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną.
Verb
quellen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “quellen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “quellen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
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Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English cwellan, from Proto-West Germanic *kwalljan, from Proto-Germanic *kwaljaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
quellen (third-person singular simple present quelleth, present participle quellende, quellynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle quelled)
- To kill or slay; to inflict death upon someone.
- To quell or suppress; to end afflictions or threats.
- (rare) To verbally insult or demean.
- (rare) To ruin, to lay waste to.
Conjugation
1 Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “quellen, v.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 11 November 2018.
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