gælan

Old English

Etymology

From assumed *gāl (“obstacle, boundary, marker”), possibly from Proto-Germanic *gailō (“lane, passageway”). Compare Old Norse geil (“narrow glen, passage”), Middle English gale (“way, course”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæː.lɑn/

Verb

gǣlan

  1. (transitive) to hinder, delay, impede
  2. (transitive) to suspend, keep in suspense; to dupe
  3. (intransitive) to hesitate, linger, stall
  4. (transitive or intransitive) to remit, relax; to neglect
  5. (transitive) to astound, astonish; to stun; to terrify, immobilise with fear

Conjugation
Conjugation of gǣlan (weak class 1)
infinitive gǣlan gǣlenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular gǣle gǣlde
second person singular gǣlest, gǣlst gǣldest
third person singular gǣleþ, gǣlþ gǣlde
plural gǣlaþ gǣldon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular gǣle gǣlde
plural gǣlen gǣlden
imperative
singular gǣl
plural gǣlaþ
participle present past
gǣlende (ġe)gǣled

Derived terms
  • gǣling
  • āgǣlan
  • tōgǣlan
  • hyġegǣls
  • hyġegǣlsa

References
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