gafol

Old English

Alternative forms
  • gafel, gaful, gæfel, ġeabul, ġeafl, ġeafol, gofol, ġebel

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑfol/, [ˈɡɑvol]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *gabulą (“tribute”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ- (“to give”). Cognate with Old Norse gǫfga (“to worship, offer”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌱𐌴𐌹 (gabei, “riches”), Latin habeō (“to own, possess, have”). More at give.

Noun

gafol n

  1. gift, offering
  2. tribute, tax, duty; due, debt
  3. interest, usury; profit; rent
Declension
Declension of gafol (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative gafol gafol
accusative gafol gafol
genitive gafles gafla
dative gafle gaflum
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *gabalō (“fork”), from Proto-Celtic *gablā, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- (“to grab, take”). Cognate with Old Saxon gavala, gaflia (“fork”), Old High German gabala (“twi-pronged or multi-pronged fork”), Dutch gaffel, gavel (“fork”), German Gabel (“fork”), Old Irish gabul (“fork, forked branch”). More at gaffle.

Noun

gafol f

  1. fork
Declension
Declension of gafol (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative gafol gafola, gafole
accusative gafole gafola, gafole
genitive gafole gafola
dative gafole gafolum
Synonyms
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