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

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

Descendants

  • Middle English: schillen (merged with sciellan)
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