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Old English · verb

giellan

Normalised ġiellan

Part of speech
verb
Verb class
strong class III
IPA
/ˈji͜yl.lɑn/
[ˈji͜yɫ.ɫɑn]
Syllables
ˈji͜yl · lɑn (2 syllables)
Modern English
yell

Meaning

  1. to yell

    Iċ eom wunderliċu wiht, wrǣsne mīne stefne, hwīlum beorce swā hund, hwīlum blǣte swā gāt, hwīlum grǣde swā gōs, hwīlum ġielle swā hafoc,…

    I am a wonderful thing, change my voice, sometimes bark like a hound, sometimes bleat like a goat, sometimes cry like a goose, sometimes yell like a hawk,…

    10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24:

Conjugation

Conjugation of giellan
PresentPast
Indicative
1st singular ġielleġeall
2nd singular ġielstgulle
3rd singular ġielþġeall
Plural ġiellaþgullon
Subjunctive
Singular ġiellegulle
Plural ġiellengullen
Non-finite forms of giellan
Form
Infinitive ġiellan
Inflected infinitive ġiellenne
Imperative singular ġiell
Imperative plural ġiellaþ
Present participle ġiellende
Past participle gollenġegollen

All forms (15)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gellaną.

Descendants

yell

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