geoloca
Old English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From ġeolu (“yellow”) + -ca (diminutive suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ġeoloca m
- yolk
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativity of Our Lord"
- Sċēawa nū on ānum ǣġe, hū þæt hwīte ne biþ ġemenġed tō þām ġeolocan, and biþ hwæðre ān ǣġ.
- Now look at an egg—how the white doesn't mingle with the yolk, and yet it's still one egg.
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "Sermon on the Nativity of Our Lord"
Declension edit
Declension of geoloca (weak)