"galan" meaning in Old English

See galan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɑ.lɑn/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *galan, from Proto-Germanic *galaną (“to sing”). Etymology templates: {{root|ang|ine-pro|*gʰel-}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*galan}} Proto-West Germanic *galan, {{inh|ang|gem-pro|*galaną|t=to sing}} Proto-Germanic *galaną (“to sing”) Head templates: {{ang-verb}} galan Inflection templates: {{ang-conj|galan<s6/pp:galen>}} Forms: strong [table-tags], galan [infinitive], galenne [infinitive], gale [first-person, present, singular], gōl [first-person, past, singular], gælest [present, second-person, singular], gælst [present, second-person, singular], gōle [past, second-person, singular], gæleþ [present, singular, third-person], gælþ [present, singular, third-person], gōl [past, singular, third-person], galaþ [plural, present], gōlon [past, plural], gale [present, singular], gōle [past, singular], galen [plural, present], gōlen [past, plural], gal [imperative, past, present, singular], galaþ [imperative, past, plural, present], galende [imperative, present], galen [imperative, past], ġegalen [imperative, past]
  1. to sing; enchant Categories (topical): Magic
    Sense id: en-galan-ang-verb-gWfS6igw Disambiguation of Magic: 46 9 45 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 25 35 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 35 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 34 32
  2. to cry, call, scream Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-galan-ang-verb-GihR7XEq Disambiguation of Music: 17 68 14 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 25 35 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 35 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 34 32
  3. to cast spells, practice sorcery, sing charms Categories (topical): Magic
    Sense id: en-galan-ang-verb-EmsAbDqz Disambiguation of Magic: 46 9 45 Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 25 35 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 35 34 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 34 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ġiellan, ongalan, ongalend, orgello

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "galen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: galen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: galen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "gale"
          },
          "expansion": "English: gale",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: gale"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
            "2": "gale"
          },
          "expansion": "Scots: gale",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scots: gale"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*gʰel-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*galan"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *galan",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*galaną",
        "t": "to sing"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *galaną (“to sing”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *galan, from Proto-Germanic *galaną (“to sing”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "6",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gale",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gōl",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gælest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gælst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gōle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gæleþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gælþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gōl",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gōlon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gale",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gōle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gōlen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gal",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġegalen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "galan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "galan<s6/pp:galen>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ġiellan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ongalan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ongalend"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "orgello"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 35 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 34 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 34 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 9 45",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Magic",
          "orig": "ang:Magic",
          "parents": [
            "Supernatural",
            "Folklore",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sing; enchant"
      ],
      "id": "en-galan-ang-verb-gWfS6igw",
      "links": [
        [
          "sing",
          "sing"
        ],
        [
          "enchant",
          "enchant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 35 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 34 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 34 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 68 14",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "ang:Music",
          "parents": [
            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cry, call, scream"
      ],
      "id": "en-galan-ang-verb-GihR7XEq",
      "links": [
        [
          "cry",
          "cry"
        ],
        [
          "call",
          "call"
        ],
        [
          "scream",
          "scream"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 35 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 34 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 34 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 9 45",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ang",
          "name": "Magic",
          "orig": "ang:Magic",
          "parents": [
            "Supernatural",
            "Folklore",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cast spells, practice sorcery, sing charms"
      ],
      "id": "en-galan-ang-verb-EmsAbDqz"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɑ.lɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "galan"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Old English class 6 strong verbs",
    "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 derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰel-",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Old English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Old English verbs",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ang:Magic",
    "ang:Music"
  ],
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            "1": "enm",
            "2": "galen"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle English: galen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle English: galen"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "gale"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: gale"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
            "1": "sco",
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          },
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        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "gem-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-West Germanic *galan, from Proto-Germanic *galaną (“to sing”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ang-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "6",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galan",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galenne",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gale",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gōl",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gælest",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gælst",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gōle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gæleþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gælþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gōl",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gōlon",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gale",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gōle",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gōlen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gal",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galaþ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galende",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "galen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ġegalen",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "galan",
      "name": "ang-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "galan<s6/pp:galen>"
      },
      "name": "ang-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old English",
  "lang_code": "ang",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ġiellan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ongalan"
    },
    {
      "word": "ongalend"
    },
    {
      "word": "orgello"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to sing; enchant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sing",
          "sing"
        ],
        [
          "enchant",
          "enchant"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to cry, call, scream"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cry",
          "cry"
        ],
        [
          "call",
          "call"
        ],
        [
          "scream",
          "scream"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to cast spells, practice sorcery, sing charms"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɑ.lɑn/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "galan"
}

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