"Geil" meaning in Old High German

See Geil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From geil (“elatus”), from Proto-West Germanic *Gail, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Gailaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|goh|gmw-pro|*Gail}} Proto-West Germanic *Gail, {{inh|goh|gem-pro|*Gailaz}} Proto-Germanic *Gailaz Head templates: {{head|goh|proper noun|head=Geil}} Geil Inflection templates: {{goh-decl-noun-a-m|Gail|Gail}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], Gail [nominative, singular], Gailā [nominative, plural], Gaila [nominative, plural], Gail [accusative, singular], Gailā [accusative, plural], Gaila [accusative, plural], Gailes [genitive, singular], Gailo [genitive, plural], Gaile [dative, singular], Gailum [dative, plural], Gailu [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], Gelo [alternative], Geli [alternative], Cailo [alternative]
  1. a male given name Categories (topical): Old High German given names, Old High German male given names
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Gayl"
          },
          "expansion": "German: Gayl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: Gayl"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "be",
            "2": "Гайла",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Belarusian: Гайла (Hajla)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Belarusian: Гайла (Hajla)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "Gailas",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lithuanian: Gailas",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lithuanian: Gailas"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "Gieło",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: Gieło",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: Gieło"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "Гейло",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: Гейло (Gejlo)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: Гейло (Gejlo)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "Гейло",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: Гейло (Hejlo)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: Гейло (Hejlo)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*Gail"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *Gail",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*Gailaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *Gailaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From geil (“elatus”), from Proto-West Germanic *Gail, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Gailaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "goh-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gail",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gailā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaila",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gail",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gailā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaila",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gailes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gailo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaile",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gailum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gailu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gelo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geli",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cailo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Geil"
      },
      "expansion": "Geil",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Gail",
        "2": "Gail"
      },
      "name": "goh-decl-noun-a-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old High German",
  "lang_code": "goh",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old High German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Old High German given names",
          "parents": [
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Old High German male given names",
          "parents": [
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "id": "en-Geil-goh-name-h8YdwBAs",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Geil"
}
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Gayl"
          },
          "expansion": "German: Gayl",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "German: Gayl"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "be",
            "2": "Гайла",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Belarusian: Гайла (Hajla)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Belarusian: Гайла (Hajla)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lt",
            "2": "Gailas",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Lithuanian: Gailas",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Lithuanian: Gailas"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "Gieło",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: Gieło",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: Gieło"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "Гейло",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: Гейло (Gejlo)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: Гейло (Gejlo)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uk",
            "2": "Гейло",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ukrainian: Гейло (Hejlo)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ukrainian: Гейло (Hejlo)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*Gail"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *Gail",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*Gailaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *Gailaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From geil (“elatus”), from Proto-West Germanic *Gail, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *Gailaz.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "goh-decl-noun-a-m",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gail",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gailā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaila",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gail",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gailā",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaila",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gailes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gailo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gaile",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gailum",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gailu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Gelo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Geli",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Cailo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "head": "Geil"
      },
      "expansion": "Geil",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Gail",
        "2": "Gail"
      },
      "name": "goh-decl-noun-a-m"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old High German",
  "lang_code": "goh",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old High German a-stem nouns",
        "Old High German entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old High German given names",
        "Old High German lemmas",
        "Old High German male given names",
        "Old High German proper nouns",
        "Old High German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Old High German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Old High German terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for pronunciation in Old High German entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Geil"
}

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