geolu

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈje͜o.lu/

Adjective

ġeolu

  1. yellow
    Him bēoþ þā ēagan ġeolu. ― His eyes will be yellow.

Declension

Declension of ġeolu — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeolu, ġeolo ġeolu, ġeolo ġeolu, ġeolo
Accusative ġeolone ġeolwe ġeolu, ġeolo
Genitive ġeolwes ġeolore ġeolwes
Dative ġeolwum ġeolore ġeolwum
Instrumental ġeolwe ġeolore ġeolwe
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeolwe ġeolwa, ġeolwe ġeolu, ġeolo
Accusative ġeolwe ġeolwa, ġeolwe ġeolu, ġeolo
Genitive ġeolora ġeolora ġeolora
Dative ġeolwum ġeolwum ġeolwum
Instrumental ġeolwum ġeolwum ġeolwum
Declension of ġeolu — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeolwa ġeolwe ġeolwe
Accusative ġeolwan ġeolwan ġeolwe
Genitive ġeolwan ġeolwan ġeolwan
Dative ġeolwan ġeolwan ġeolwan
Instrumental ġeolwan ġeolwan ġeolwan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġeolwan ġeolwan ġeolwan
Accusative ġeolwan ġeolwan ġeolwan
Genitive ġeolora, ġeolwena ġeolora, ġeolwena ġeolora, ġeolwena
Dative ġeolwum ġeolwum ġeolwum
Instrumental ġeolwum ġeolwum ġeolwum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: ȝelwe, ȝalow, yelow

See also

Colors in Old English · dēage (layout · text)
     hwīt      grǣġ      blæc, sweart
             rēad; basu              ġeolurēad; brūn              ġeolu
                          grēne             
                          blāw              blāw
                          purpuren             
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