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Old English · noun

gelac

Normalised ġelāc

Part of speech
noun, feminine / neuter
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/jeˈlɑːk/
Syllables
je · ˈlɑːk (2 syllables)
Modern English
motioncommotiontumultuousplay

Meaning

  1. motion, commotion, tumultuous assembly, play

    Forþon cnyssað nū heortan ġeþōhtas, þæt iċ hēan strēamas, sealtȳþa ġelāc sylf cunniġe; monað mōdes lust mǣla ġehwylċe ferð tō fēran, þæt iċ feor heonan elþēodiġra eard ġesēċe.

    Thus, thoughts are now striking heart so that I know high streams, the tossing of the salt waves myself; the mind’s wish of each times goads soul to fare so that I hence would seek a far land of overseas folks.

    10th century, The Seafarer:

Declension

Declension of gelac
SingularPlural
Nominative ġelācġelācġelācaġelāce
Accusative ġelācġelāceġelācġelācaġelāce
Genitive ġelācesġelāceġelāca
Dative ġelāceġelācum

All forms (5)

Etymology

From ġe- + lāc (“play”). Akin to lācan (“to wave, sway”).

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