gælsa

Old English

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *gailisōn (“to be wanton, live luxuriously, be voluptuous”), from Proto-Germanic *gailaz (“luxurious, voluptious, extravagant”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰoylo- (“to foam, be arrogant, be boisterous, be violent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæːl.sɑ/, [ˈɡæːɫ.zɑ]

Noun

gǣlsa m

1. luxury; extravagance
2. a glutton

Declension

Weak:

	singular	plural
nominative	gǣlsa	gǣlsan
accusative	gǣlsan	gǣlsan
genitive	gǣlsan	gǣlsena
dative	gǣlsan	gǣlsum

Related terms

• gāl