forcell

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• forcal, forcall

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *uɸor-geldom, or else deverbal from for·gella. By surface analysis, for- +‎ gell.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɸorʲɡʲel͈]

Noun

forcell n (genitive forcill)

1. verbal noun of for·gella
2. testimony

Declension

Neuter o-stem

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	forcellN	—	—
vocative	forcellN	—	—
accusative	forcellN	—	—
genitive	forcillL	—	—
dative	forciullL	—	—

Initial mutations of a following adjective:

• ^H = triggers aspiration
• ^L = triggers lenition
• ^N = triggers nasalization

Derived terms

• gúḟorcell

Descendants

• Middle Irish: forgall, forgal

Mutation

Mutation of forcell

radical	lenition	nasalization
forcell	ḟorcell	forcell pronounced with /β(ʲ)-/

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “forgell, forgal(l)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language