Principal Forms
| Present, Sg.3 | wellt |
| Past Participle | gwellt |
Auxiliary
Alternative Forms
Etymology
From Middle High German wellen, from Old High German wellen (“to choose, want”). Cognate with German wollen, Dutch willen, English will, Icelandic vilja. See: Middle High German '
wellen', German, old spelling '
wollen', Dutch '
willen', English '
will', Icelandic '
vilja'.
Sample Sentences
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Au wenni de drang geg ihn welle go protestiere gah cha absolut nachvolzieh, wäris mmn. [= minere Meinig nach] so viel amüsanter gsi wenn eifach gar niemed gange wäri. (Even though I can absolutely understand the urge to want to go and protest against him, it would have been so much more amusing, IMO, if absolutely nobody had gone.) [2026 May 21, u/ingrimsch95, r/BUENZLI (Reddit post), archived from the original on 09 Jun 2026:]