wiellspringとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• welspreng, wylspring, welspryng, welsprinc, wylsprinc, wyllspring, wilspring, wyllsprang

語源

From wiell +‎ spring.

発音

• IPA: /ˈwi͜yllˌsprinɡ/, [ˈwi͜yɫˌspriŋɡ]

名詞

wiellspring m

1. (literal, figurative) a wellspring, fountain, source
   • c. 1000, Ælfric of Eynsham (tr.), Hexameron of St. Basil:

     Fȳr is behȳd on heardum stānum, sē stān cymð of eorðan, and hē swǣt swā ðēah, and of stānclūdum cumað wyllspringas.

     Fire is hidden within hard stones, the stone comes from the earth, which sweats, and so wellsprings come from the rocks.

   Synonyms: ǣspring, brunna, cwiella

語形変化

Strong a-stem:

関連する語

• wiellġespring

派生した語

• Middle English: welle-spring
  • English: wellspring
  • Scots: welspring