What is the meaning of Wellen?
to soak, to soften by putting into water
plural of wel
to wave
to well up
to boil
to boil, to bubble
to choose
to want
to choose
Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition
Source: wiktionary.org