ceallian

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kalzōną (to call, shout), from Proto-Indo-European *gels- (voice, cry), perhaps via Old Norse kalla (to call). Cognate with Old Frisian kella (to call, name), Old High German kallōn (to speak loudly), Old Norse kalla (to call, name, shout).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑl.li.ɑn/, [ˈt͡ʃæ͜ɑɫ.ɫi.ɑn]

Verb

ċeallian (West Saxon)

  1. to call
  2. to cry out, shout

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Middle English: callen (from the (unattested) Anglian variant)
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