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Old English · noun

gafol

Part of speech
noun, feminine
Declension
strong ō-stem
IPA
/ˈɡɑ.fol/
[ˈɡɑ.vol]
Syllables
ˈɡɑ · fol (2 syllables)
Modern English
gabelgavelyelveleverrentleverageforktax

gafol1 · noun · feminine

Senses

  1. fork

  2. spar

  3. lever, pole used for leverage

  4. gallows (in plural)

Declension · strong ō-stem

Declension of gafol
SingularPlural
Nominative gafolgafolagafolegafolas
Accusative gafolegafolgafolagafolegafolas
Genitive gafolegafolesgafola
Dative gafolegafolum

gafol2 · noun · neuter

Senses

  1. tax

  2. rent

  3. tribute

  4. interest

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of gafol
SingularPlural
Nominative gafolgafol
Accusative gafolgafol
Genitive gafolesgafola
Dative gafolegafolum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”), from Proto-Celtic *gablā.

From Proto-West Germanic *gabul (“tribute”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- (“to give”). Cognate with Old Norse gǫfga (“to worship, offer”), Gothic (gabei, “riches”), Latin habeō (“to own, possess, have”). More at give.

Descendants

evil, yelve, gabel, gale, gavel

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