wallen.
to move violently, to seethe (of boiling liquid)
Meaning & usage
to move violently, to seethe (of boiling liquid)
Wenn die Milch im Topf zu wallen beginnt, kocht sie schnell über.
to roil (of the sea)
to undulate, to flutter, to palpitate
to move (somewhere) while undulating, to billow, to flow
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German wallen, from Old High German wallan (“spin, twist, dance”), from Proto-West Germanic *wallan, from Proto-Germanic *wallaną. Cognate with English to well up.
to walk solemnly, to walk with a measured pace
to go on a pilgrimage
Noch heute wallen viele gläubige Katholiken regelmäßig nach Lourdes.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German wallen, from Old High German wallōn (“move in random, be unstable”), from Proto-West Germanic *wallan, from Proto-Germanic *wallaną, related to Frankish *wallōn (“to surge; well up; bubble over; roll about”).
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