getæl

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈtæl/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *ga- + *talą, equivalent to ġe- +‎ tæl. Compare Old Saxon gital, Old High German gizal.

Alternative forms

Noun

ġetæl n

  1. number, series, reckoning, computation
  2. (grammar) grammatical number
    • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
      Āgene naman habbaþ ānfeald ġetæl and nabbaþ maniġfeald.
      Proper names have a singular number and lack a plural.
  3. company, race, tribe
  4. a book of reckoning, register, catalog
Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġetæl ġetalu
accusative ġetæl ġetalu
genitive ġetæles ġetala
dative ġetæle ġetalum
Descendants
  • Middle English: ȝetæl, ȝetel, itæl, itel

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *talaz, *gatalaz. Cognate with Old Saxon gital, Old High German gizal.

Adjective

ġetæl

  1. quick; ready; active
Declension
Declension of ġetæl — Strong
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġetæl ġetalu, ġetalo ġetæl
Accusative ġetælne ġetale ġetæl
Genitive ġetales ġetælre ġetales
Dative ġetalum ġetælre ġetalum
Instrumental ġetale ġetælre ġetale
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġetale ġetala, ġetale ġetalu, ġetalo
Accusative ġetale ġetala, ġetale ġetalu, ġetalo
Genitive ġetælra ġetælra ġetælra
Dative ġetalum ġetalum ġetalum
Instrumental ġetalum ġetalum ġetalum
Declension of ġetæl — Weak
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġetala ġetale ġetale
Accusative ġetalan ġetalan ġetale
Genitive ġetalan ġetalan ġetalan
Dative ġetalan ġetalan ġetalan
Instrumental ġetalan ġetalan ġetalan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ġetalan ġetalan ġetalan
Accusative ġetalan ġetalan ġetalan
Genitive ġetælra, ġetalena ġetælra, ġetalena ġetælra, ġetalena
Dative ġetalum ġetalum ġetalum
Instrumental ġetalum ġetalum ġetalum
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