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

  1. 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.
  2. company, race, tribe
  3. a book of reckoning, register, catalog
Declension edit
Descendants edit
  • Middle English: ȝetæl, ȝetel, itæl, itel

Etymology 2 edit

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

Adjective edit

ġetæl

  1. quick; ready; active
Declension edit