getæl
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