scellan

Old English

Alternative forms

• sċillan

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *skellan, from Proto-Germanic *skellaną (“to sound, clatter, ring”). Cognate with Old Norse skjalla, Dutch schellen, German schellen, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skel-, from *kelh₁- (“to call, to shout, to make noise, to sound”) with an extra s-mobile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃel.lɑn/, [ˈʃeɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

scellan

1. to ring, resound, sound, clatter

Conjugation

Conjugation of sċellan (strong, class III)

infinitive	sċellan	sċellenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	sċelle	sċeall
second person singular	sċilst	sċulle
third person singular	sċilþ	sċeall
plural	sċellaþ	sċullon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	sċelle	sċulle
plural	sċellen	sċullen
imperative
singular	sċell
plural	sċellaþ
participle	present	past
	sċellende	(ġe)sċollen

Related terms

• sċiellan (“to cause to resound”) (causative)
• onsċiellan (“to resound, to echo”)

Descendants

• Middle English: schillen (merged with sciellan)