Old English · adjective
wingal
Normalised wīngāl
- Part of speech
- adjective
- IPA
- /ˈwiːnˌɡɑːl/
- Syllables
- ˈwiːn · ˌɡɑːl (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- flownintoxicatedwanton
Meaning
-
flown with wine, wanton with wine, intoxicated
Forþon him ġelȳfeð lȳt, sē þe āh līfes wyn ġebiden in burgum, bealosīþa hwōn, wlonc ond wīngāl, hū iċ wēriġ oft in brimlāde bīdan sċeolde.
At first he believes a little, who has life’s mirth lasted in towns, a little of woes, proud and wine-flown, how weary I oft had to linger on the sea-road.
10th century, The Seafarer:
Declension
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wīngāl | wīngāl | wīngāl |
| Accusative | wīngālne | wīngāle | wīngāl |
| Genitive | wīngāles | wīngālre | wīngāles |
| Dative | wīngālum | wīngālre | wīngālum |
| Instrumental | wīngāle | wīngālre | wīngāle |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wīngāle | wīngālawīngāle | wīngāl |
| Accusative | wīngāle | wīngālawīngāle | wīngāl |
| Genitive | wīngālra | wīngālra | wīngālra |
| Dative | wīngālum | wīngālum | wīngālum |
| Instrumental | wīngālum | wīngālum | wīngālum |
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | wīngāla | wīngāle | wīngāle |
| Accusative | wīngālan | wīngālan | wīngāle |
| Genitive | wīngālan | wīngālan | wīngālan |
| Dative | wīngālan | wīngālan | wīngālan |
| Instrumental | wīngālan | wīngālan | wīngālan |
| Plural | |||
| Nominative | wīngālan | wīngālan | wīngālan |
| Accusative | wīngālan | wīngālan | wīngālan |
| Genitive | wīngālrawīngālena | wīngālrawīngālena | wīngālrawīngālena |
| Dative | wīngālum | wīngālum | wīngālum |
| Instrumental | wīngālum | wīngālum | wīngālum |
All forms (10)
Etymology
From wīn (“wine”) + gāl (“wanton, lustful; wicked”).
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