Old English · noun
gelecg
Normalised ġeleċġ
- Part of speech
- noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /jeˈlejj/[jeˈled͡ʒ]
- Syllables
- je · ˈlejj (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- arrangementpositioningformshape
Meaning
-
arrangement or positioning
-
form, shape
Declension
All forms (5)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *galagi, from Proto-Germanic *galagją (“laying, that which is laid or put on”), equivalent to ġe- + leċġ. Cognate with Old High German *gilegi, as in Old High German anagilegi (“vestiture, clothing”).
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