getæl
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Old English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *ga- + *talą, equivalent to ġe- + tæl. Compare Old Saxon gital, Old High German gizal.
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
ġetæl n
- number, series, reckoning, computation
- 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.
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
- company, race, tribe
- a book of reckoning, register, catalog
Declension[edit]
Declension of getæl (strong a-stem)
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *talaz, *gatalaz. Cognate with Old Saxon gital, Old High German gizal.
Adjective[edit]
ġetæl
Declension[edit]
Declension of ġetæl — Strong
Declension of ġetæl — Weak
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