getæl
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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
- number, series, reckoning, computation
- (grammar) grammatical number
- 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.
- c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
- company, race, tribe
- a book of reckoning, register, catalog
Declension
[edit]Declension of ġetæl (strong a-stem)
Descendants
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *talaz, *gatalaz. Cognate with Old Saxon gital, Old High German gizal.
Adjective
[edit]ġetæl
Declension
[edit]Declension of ġetæl — Strong
Declension of ġetæl — Weak
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- Old English terms prefixed with ge-
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