bellan

See also: béllan

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbel.lɑn/, [ˈbeɫ.ɫɑn]

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *bellan, from Proto-Germanic *bellaną.

Verb

bellan

1. to roar, bellow, bark

Conjugation

Conjugation of bellan (strong class 3)

infinitive	bellan	bellenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	belle	beall
second person singular	bilst	bulle
third person singular	bilþ	beall
plural	bellaþ	bullon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	belle	bulle
plural	bellen	bullen
imperative
singular	bell
plural	bellaþ
participle	present	past
	bellende	bollen

Descendants

• Middle English: bellen
  • English: bell
  • Scots: bell

Etymology 2

Noun

bellan

1. inflection of belle:
   1. accusative/genitive/dative singular
   2. nominative/accusative plural

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “BELLAN”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.