Old English · adjective
hygegælsa
Normalised hyġegǣlsa
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈxy.jeˌɡæːl.sɑ/[ˈhy.jeˌɡæːɫ.zɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈxy · je · ˌɡæːl · sɑ (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- sluggishslow
Meaning
-
slow, sluggish
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | hyġegǣlsa | hyġegǣlse | hyġegǣlse |
| Accusative | hyġegǣlsan | hyġegǣlsan | hyġegǣlse |
| Genitive | hyġegǣlsan | hyġegǣlsan | hyġegǣlsan |
| Dative | hyġegǣlsan | hyġegǣlsan | hyġegǣlsan |
| Instrumental | hyġegǣlsan | hyġegǣlsan | hyġegǣlsan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | hyġegǣlsan | hyġegǣlsan | hyġegǣlsan |
| Accusative | hyġegǣlsan | hyġegǣlsan | hyġegǣlsan |
| Genitive | hyġegǣlsrahyġegǣlsena | hyġegǣlsrahyġegǣlsena | hyġegǣlsrahyġegǣlsena |
| Dative | hyġegǣlsum | hyġegǣlsum | hyġegǣlsum |
| Instrumental | hyġegǣlsum | hyġegǣlsum | hyġegǣlsum |
All forms (6)
Etymology
Analyzable as hyge (“mind, thought”) + gælsa (“excess, wantonness”), but compare gælan (“to delay”).
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