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Old English · verb

galan

Part of speech: verb
Verb class: strong class VI
IPA: /ˈɡɑ.lɑn/
Syllables: ˈɡɑ · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English: enchant spells sing charms gale

Meaning

to sing; enchant
to cry, call, scream
to cast spells, practice sorcery, sing charms

Conjugation

Conjugation of galan
Indicative
	Present	Past
1st singular	gale	gōl
2nd singular	gælest gælst	gōle
3rd singular	gæleþ gælþ	gōl
Plural	galaþ	gōlon
Subjunctive
Singular	gale	gōle
Plural	galen	gōlen

Non-finite forms of galan
	Form
Infinitive	galan
Inflected infinitive	galenne
Imperative singular	gal
Imperative plural	galaþ
Present participle	galende
Past participle	galen ġegalen

All forms (16)

gale
gōl
gælest
gælst
gōle
gæleþ
gælþ
galaþ
gōlon
galen
gōlen
galan
galenne
gal
galende
ġegalen

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galan, from Proto-Germanic *galaną (“to sing”).

Descendants

gale

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