giellan
Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *gellaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ġiellan (West Saxon)
- to yell
- 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24[1]:
- Iċ eom wunderliċu wiht, wrǣsne mīne stefne, hwīlum beorce swā hund, hwīlum blǣte swā gāt, hwīlum grǣde swā gōs, hwīlum ġielle swā hafoc,…
- I am a wonderful thing, change my voice, sometimes bark like a hound, sometimes bleat like a goat, sometimes cry like a goose, sometimes yell like a hawk,…
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of ġiellan (strong class 3)
| infinitive | ġiellan | ġiellenne |
|---|---|---|
| indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
| first person singular | ġielle | ġeall |
| second person singular | ġielst | gulle |
| third person singular | ġielþ | ġeall |
| plural | ġiellaþ | gullon |
| subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
| singular | ġielle | gulle |
| plural | ġiellen | gullen |
| imperative | ||
| singular | ġiell | |
| plural | ġiellaþ | |
| participle | present | past |
| ġiellende | (ġe)gollen | |
Descendants
[edit]Categories:
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʰel-
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English verbs
- West Saxon Old English
- Old English terms with quotations
- Old English class 3 strong verbs