Reconstruction:Old English/gealpian

Old English

Alternative forms

• *galpian, *gælpian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galpōn, from Proto-Germanic *galpōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjæ͜ɑl.pi.ɑn/, [ˈjæ͜ɑɫ.pi.ɑn]

Verb

*ġealpian

1. to roar, bellow
2. to gape, yawn
3. to open wide
4. to gulp

Conjugation

Conjugation of *ġealpian (weak class 2)

infinitive	*ġealpian	*ġealpienne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	*ġealpiġe	*ġealpode
second person singular	*ġealpast	*ġealpodest
third person singular	*ġealpaþ	*ġealpode
plural	*ġealpiaþ	*ġealpodon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	*ġealpiġe	*ġealpode
plural	*ġealpiġen	*ġealpoden
imperative
singular	*ġealpa
plural	*ġealpiaþ
participle	present	past
	*ġealpiende	(ġe)*ġealpod

Derived terms

• ġealpettan

Related terms

• ġielpan

Descendants

• >? Middle English: ȝælpen
  • English: yap
• Middle English: galpen (< *galpian, *gælpian)
  • English: galp, gaup
  • Scots: gaup