galan

See also: galán, Galan, and Galán

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galan, from Proto-Germanic *galaną (“to sing”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑ.lɑn/

Verb

galan

  1. to sing; enchant
  2. to cry, call, scream
  3. to cast spells, practice sorcery, sing charms

Conjugation
Conjugation of galan (strong class 6)
infinitive galan galenne
indicative mood present tense past tense
first person singular gale gōl
second person singular gælest, gælst gōle
third person singular gæleþ, gælþ gōl
plural galaþ gōlon
subjunctive present tense past tense
singular gale gōle
plural galen gōlen
imperative
singular gal
plural galaþ
participle present past
galende (ġe)gælen, (ġe)galen

Descendants
  • Middle English: galen

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galan.

Verb

galan

  1. to sing

Conjugation
Conjugation of galan (strong class 6)
infinitive galan
indicative present past
1st person singular galu gōl
2nd person singular gelis gōli
3rd person singular gelid gōl
plural galad gōlun
subjunctive present past
1st person singular gale gōli
2nd person singular gales gōlis
3rd person singular gale gōli
plural galen gōlin
imperative present
singular gal
plural galad
participle present past
galandi gigalan, galan

Swedish

Noun

galan

  1. definite singular of gala.

Anagrams

Welsh

Pronunciation

Noun

galan

  1. Soft mutation of calan.

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
calan galan nghalan chalan
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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