(a) To turn oneself over and over, usu. while prostrate, roll on the ground; (b) to toss and turn in bed, lie awake restlessly; ~ in bed, ~ to and fro; (c) to writhe about, usu. while affected by grief, pain, etc., be prostrated;—also refl.; ben walwed; (d) to proceed by undulating or sidewise motion, wriggle, squirm; also, move about so as to make oneself comfortable, nestle [1st quot.]; insinuate oneself [quot. ?c1430]; ppl. walwinge as adj.: ?running sidewise; (e) with diminished force: to flounder about, move clumsily or awkwardly, totter; ppl. walwinge, ?swinging, swaying; (f) fig. to be turned over and over (in the mind); (g) to move (one's tongue) confusedly or awkwardly; ppl. walwinge, ?rolling one's food or one's utterance around in the mouth, mumbling through a mouthful of food.

(a) To roll oneself over and over in dirt, mud, etc.; roll back and forth (in a substance) so as to be covered with it, wallow;—also refl.; also, fig. indulge oneself unrestrainedly; wallow (in sinful pleasures, depravity, etc.); (b) to roll (sth.) over and over (in a substance); ben walwed, of a fish: be steeped (in a sauce); fig. of a person: be entirely wrapped (in the clay of sin, love); (c) to welter (in blood), be drenched; ben) walwed, be) drenched (in blood); also, fig. be immersed (in the blood of Christ) [1st quot.].

To convey (sth.) by turning it over repeatedly; roll (sth.) along the ground; trundle (sth., sb.); ?also, send (sth.) tumbling down an incline, set rolling [quot. a1425(c1395), 1st]; ~ awei (to).

(a) To rise up in rolling waves or swells, surge, well up; ~ abouten (up); ppl. walwinge as adj., of winds: whirling; (b) to rise and fall with the waves, pitch or bob about in or on the sea; ppl. walwed, tossed about by waves;—used in fig. context; (c) to cause (the sea) to rise, stir up; ~ up.