singal
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Old English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
singal
- constant, continuous; perpetual
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Innocents"
- Hine gedrehte singal slæpleast, swa þæt he þurhwacole niht buton slæpe adreah; and gif hé hwon hnáppode, ðærrihte hine drehton nihtlice ġedwimor, swa þæt him ðæs slæpes ofþuhte.
- Constant sleeplessness afflicted him, so that he passed the whole night without sleep; and if he dozed a little, nightly phantoms immediately tormented him, so that he repented of his sleep.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Innocents"
Declension[edit]
Declension of singal — Strong
Declension of singal — Weak