gælsa in Old English

IPA: /ˈɡæːl.sɑ/, [ˈɡæːɫ.zɑ] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *gailisōn (“to be wanton, live luxuriously, be voluptuous”), from Proto-Germanic *gailaz (“luxurious, voluptious, extravagant”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰoylo- (“to foam, be arrogant, be boisterous, be violent”). Etymology templates: {{der|ang|gmw-pro|*gailisōn|t=to be wanton, live luxuriously, be voluptuous}} Proto-West Germanic *gailisōn (“to be wanton, live luxuriously, be voluptuous”), {{der|ang|gem-pro|*gailaz||luxurious, voluptious, extravagant}} Proto-Germanic *gailaz (“luxurious, voluptious, extravagant”), {{der|ang|ine-pro|*gʰoylo-|t=to foam, be arrogant, be boisterous, be violent}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰoylo- (“to foam, be arrogant, be boisterous, be violent”) Head templates: {{head|ang|nouns|||||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=gǣlsa|head2=|sort=}} gǣlsa m, {{ang-noun|m|head=gǣlsa}} gǣlsa m Inflection templates: {{ang-decl-noun-n-m|gǣls}}, {{ang-decl-noun|gǣlsa|gǣlsan|gǣlsan|gǣlsan|gǣlsan|gǣlsena|gǣlsan|gǣlsum|num=|title=|type=weak}} Forms: gǣlsa [canonical, masculine], no-table-tags [table-tags], gǣlsa [nominative, singular], gǣlsan [nominative, plural], gǣlsan [accusative, singular], gǣlsan [accusative, plural], gǣlsan [genitive, singular], gǣlsena [genitive, plural], gǣlsan [dative, singular], gǣlsum [dative, plural]

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"gælsa" meaning in Old English

Noun