gælsa

Old English edit

Etymology edit

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *gailisōn (“to be wanton, live luxuriously, be voluptuous”), from Proto-Germanic *gailaz (“luxurious, voluptious, extravagant”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰoylo- (“to foam, be arrogant, be boisterous, be violent”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɡæːl.sɑ/, [ˈɡæːɫ.zɑ]

Noun edit

gǣlsa m

luxury; extravagance
a glutton

Declension edit

Declension of gælsa (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	gǣlsa	gǣlsan
accusative	gǣlsan	gǣlsan
genitive	gǣlsan	gǣlsena
dative	gǣlsan	gǣlsum

Related terms edit

gāl

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