"gælan" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Old English]

IPA: /ˈɡæː.lɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *gailijan, possibly from Proto-Germanic *gailō (“lane, passageway”). Compare Old Norse geil (“narrow glen, passage”), Middle English gale (“way, course”). Compare also assumed Old English *gāl ("obstacle, boundary, marker"; > Middle English gol (“boundary, limit”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*gailijan}} Proto-West Germanic *gailijan, {{der|ang|gem-pro|*gailō|t=lane, passageway}} Proto-Germanic *gailō (“lane, passageway”), {{cog|non|geil|t=narrow glen, passage}} Old Norse geil (“narrow glen, passage”), {{cog|enm|gale|t=way, course}} Middle English gale (“way, course”), {{cog|ang|*gāl}} Old English *gāl, {{cog|enm|gol|t=boundary, limit}} Middle English gol (“boundary, limit”), {{gl|"obstacle, boundary, marker"; > Middle English <i class="Latn mention" lang="enm">gol</i> (“boundary, limit”)}} ("obstacle, boundary, marker"; > Middle English gol (“boundary, limit”)) Head templates: {{ang-verb|gǣlan}} gǣlan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|gǣlan<w1>}} Forms: gǣlan [canonical], weak [table-tags], gǣlan [infinitive], gǣlenne [infinitive], gǣle [first-person, present, singular], gǣlde [first-person, past, singular], gǣlest [present, second-person, singular], gǣlst [present, second-person, singular], gǣldest [past, second-person, singular], gǣleþ [present, singular, third-person], gǣlþ [present, singular, third-person], gǣlde [past, singular, third-person], gǣlaþ [plural, present], gǣldon [past, plural], gǣle [present, singular], gǣlde [past, singular], gǣlen [plural, present], gǣlden [past, plural], gǣl [imperative, past, present, singular], gǣlaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], gǣlende [imperative, present], gǣled [imperative, past], ġegǣled [imperative, past]
  1. (transitive) to hinder, delay, impede Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-gælan-ang-verb-Ykis9SvL
  2. (transitive) to suspend, keep in suspense; to dupe Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-gælan-ang-verb-OvKTQb37 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 22 47 2 7 22
  3. (intransitive) to hesitate, linger, stall Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-gælan-ang-verb-FqCAmcZv
  4. (transitive or intransitive) to remit, relax; to neglect Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-gælan-ang-verb-Ien5JPKT
  5. (transitive) to astound, astonish; to stun; to terrify, immobilise with fear Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-gælan-ang-verb-TzXGwLqy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gǣling, āgǣlan, tōgǣlan Related terms: *gāl, hyġegǣls, hyġegǣlsa

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          "english": "Then the Jew surrounded him from outside and said to him, how long do you keep in suspense our lives? Tell us openly whether you be Christ.",
          "roman": "Ðā bestōdon þā Iudeas hyne ūtan, and cwǣdon tō him, Hū lange gǣlst þū ūre līf? Sege ūs openlīce hwæþer þū Crīst sȳ.",
          "text": "\"Gospel of Saint John\", chapter 10, verse 24",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡæː.lɑn/"
    }
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  "word": "gælan"
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          "delay",
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        {
          "english": "Then the Jew surrounded him from outside and said to him, how long do you keep in suspense our lives? Tell us openly whether you be Christ.",
          "roman": "Ðā bestōdon þā Iudeas hyne ūtan, and cwǣdon tō him, Hū lange gǣlst þū ūre līf? Sege ūs openlīce hwæþer þū Crīst sȳ.",
          "text": "\"Gospel of Saint John\", chapter 10, verse 24",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "to suspend, keep in suspense; to dupe"
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        "(transitive) to suspend, keep in suspense; to dupe"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hesitate, linger, stall"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hesitate",
          "hesitate"
        ],
        [
          "linger",
          "linger"
        ],
        [
          "stall",
          "stall"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to hesitate, linger, stall"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English intransitive verbs",
        "Old English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to remit, relax; to neglect"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "remit",
          "remit"
        ],
        [
          "relax",
          "relax"
        ],
        [
          "neglect",
          "neglect"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive or intransitive) to remit, relax; to neglect"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to astound, astonish; to stun; to terrify, immobilise with fear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astound",
          "astound"
        ],
        [
          "astonish",
          "astonish"
        ],
        [
          "stun",
          "stun"
        ],
        [
          "terrify",
          "terrify"
        ],
        [
          "immobilise",
          "immobilise"
        ],
        [
          "fear",
          "fear"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) to astound, astonish; to stun; to terrify, immobilise with fear"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡæː.lɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gælan"
}

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