getæl

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ga- + *talą, equivalent to ġe- +‎ tæl. Compare Old Saxon gital, Old High German gizal.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jeˈtæl/

Noun

ġetæl n

  1. number, series, reckoning, computation
    • 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.
  2. company, race, tribe
  3. a book of reckoning, register, catalog

Inflection
Declension of getæl (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative ġetæl ġetalu
accusative ġetæl ġetalu
genitive ġetæles ġetala
dative ġetæle ġetalum

Descendants
  • Middle English: ȝetæl, ȝetel, itæl, itel
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