eldertongue

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

  1. arrangement or positioning

  2. form, shape

Declension

Declension of gelecg
SingularPlural
Nominative ġeleċġġeleċġ
Accusative ġeleċġġeleċġ
Genitive ġeleċġesġeleċġa
Dative ġeleċġeġeleċġum

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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