"gal" meaning in Old English

See gal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɡɑːl/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *gail. Cognate with Old Saxon gēl, Dutch geil (“salacious, lustful”), Old High German geil (German geil (“lustful”)), Old Norse geiligr (“beautiful”). The Indo-European root may also be the source of Lithuanian gailùs (“sharp, biting”), Russian зело́ (zeló, “very”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*gail}} Proto-West Germanic *gail, {{cog|osx|gēl}} Old Saxon gēl, {{cog|nl|geil|t=salacious, lustful}} Dutch geil (“salacious, lustful”), {{cog|goh|geil}} Old High German geil, {{cog|de|geil|t=lustful}} German geil (“lustful”), {{cog|non|geiligr|t=beautiful}} Old Norse geiligr (“beautiful”), {{cog|lt|gailùs|t=sharp, biting}} Lithuanian gailùs (“sharp, biting”), {{cog|ru|зело́|t=very}} Russian зело́ (zeló, “very”) Head templates: {{ang-adj|gāl|gālra|gālost}} gāl (comparative gālra, superlative gālost) Inflection templates: {{ang-adecl|gāl}} Forms: gāl [canonical], gālra [comparative], gālost [superlative], strong [table-tags], gāl [masculine, nominative, singular], gāl [feminine, nominative, singular], gāl [neuter, nominative, singular], gālne [accusative, masculine, singular], gāle [accusative, feminine, singular], gāl [accusative, neuter, singular], gāles [genitive, masculine, singular], gālre [feminine, genitive, singular], gāles [genitive, neuter, singular], gālum [dative, masculine, singular], gālre [dative, feminine, singular], gālum [dative, neuter, singular], gāle [instrumental, masculine, singular], gālre [feminine, instrumental, singular], gāle [instrumental, neuter, singular], gāle [masculine, nominative, plural], gāla [feminine, nominative, plural], gāle [feminine, nominative, plural], gāl [neuter, nominative, plural], gāle [accusative, masculine, plural], gāla [accusative, feminine, plural], gāle [accusative, feminine, plural], gāl [accusative, neuter, plural], gālra [genitive, masculine, plural], gālra [feminine, genitive, plural], gālra [genitive, neuter, plural], gālum [dative, masculine, plural], gālum [dative, feminine, plural], gālum [dative, neuter, plural], gālum [instrumental, masculine, plural], gālum [feminine, instrumental, plural], gālum [instrumental, neuter, plural], weak [table-tags], gāla [masculine, nominative, singular], gāle [feminine, nominative, singular], gāle [neuter, nominative, singular], gālan [accusative, masculine, singular], gālan [accusative, feminine, singular], gāle [accusative, neuter, singular], gālan [genitive, masculine, singular], gālan [feminine, genitive, singular], gālan [genitive, neuter, singular], gālan [dative, masculine, singular], gālan [dative, feminine, singular], gālan [dative, neuter, singular], gālan [instrumental, masculine, singular], gālan [feminine, instrumental, singular], gālan [instrumental, neuter, singular], gālan [masculine, nominative, plural], gālan [feminine, nominative, plural], gālan [neuter, nominative, plural], gālan [accusative, masculine, plural], gālan [accusative, feminine, plural], gālan [accusative, neuter, plural], gālra [genitive, masculine, plural], gālena [genitive, masculine, plural], gālra [feminine, genitive, plural], gālena [feminine, genitive, plural], gālra [genitive, neuter, plural], gālena [genitive, neuter, plural], gālum [dative, masculine, plural], gālum [dative, feminine, plural], gālum [dative, neuter, plural], gālum [instrumental, masculine, plural], gālum [feminine, instrumental, plural], gālum [instrumental, neuter, plural]
  1. wanton, lustful; wicked
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      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian gailùs (“sharp, biting”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "зело́",
        "t": "very"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian зело́ (zeló, “very”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *gail.\nCognate with Old Saxon gēl, Dutch geil (“salacious, lustful”), Old High German geil (German geil (“lustful”)), Old Norse geiligr (“beautiful”). The Indo-European root may also be the source of Lithuanian gailùs (“sharp, biting”), Russian зело́ (zeló, “very”).",
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      "form": "gāl",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālra",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālost",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāles",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālre",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "weak",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāla",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gāle",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālan",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gālum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gāl",
        "2": "gālra",
        "3": "gālost"
      },
      "expansion": "gāl (comparative gālra, superlative gālost)",
      "name": "ang-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gāl"
      },
      "name": "ang-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old English adjectives",
        "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old English lemmas",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Old English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 31 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And Jove became so depraved that he married his own sister.",
          "text": "And se Iouis wearð swa swyðe gal þæt he on his agenre swyster gewifode.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "wanton, lustful; wicked"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wanton",
          "wanton"
        ],
        [
          "lustful",
          "lustful"
        ],
        [
          "wicked",
          "wicked"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡɑːl/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "gal"
}

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