gehlow

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Old English

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Etymology

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From ġe- +‎ hlōwan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jeˈxloːw/, [jeˈl̥oːw]

Noun

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ġehlōw n

  1. mooing
    • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English
      Ġemenġedu stefn is þe biþ būtan andġiete, swelċ swā is hrīðera ġehlōw and horsa hnǣġung, hunda ġebeorc, trēowa brastlung, and swā forþ.
      Confused sound is sound that has no meaning, such as the mooing of cows and the neighing of horses, the barking of dogs, the rustling of trees, and so forth.

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