Old English · adjective
gealh
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /jæ͜ɑlx/[jæ͜ɑɫx]
- Syllables
- jæ͜ɑlx (1 syllable)
- Modern English
- sullenill-temperedmorose
Meaning
-
sullen, morose, ill-tempered, sad
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | gealh | gealh | gealh |
| Accusative | gealgne | gealge | gealh |
| Genitive | gealges | gealgre | gealges |
| Dative | gealgum | gealgre | gealgum |
| Instrumental | gealge | gealgre | gealge |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | gealge | gealgagealge | gealh |
| Accusative | gealge | gealgagealge | gealh |
| Genitive | gealgra | gealgra | gealgra |
| Dative | gealgum | gealgum | gealgum |
| Instrumental | gealgum | gealgum | gealgum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | gealga | gealge | gealge |
| Accusative | gealgan | gealgan | gealge |
| Genitive | gealgan | gealgan | gealgan |
| Dative | gealgan | gealgan | gealgan |
| Instrumental | gealgan | gealgan | gealgan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | gealgan | gealgan | gealgan |
| Accusative | gealgan | gealgan | gealgan |
| Genitive | gealgragealgena | gealgragealgena | gealgragealgena |
| Dative | gealgum | gealgum | gealgum |
| Instrumental | gealgum | gealgum | gealgum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gallag, *gallīg (“gally, bilious, bitter”). Doublet of ġealliġ.
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