gælsa

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Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *gailisōn (“to be wanton, live luxuriously, be voluptuous”), from Proto-Germanic *gailaz (“luxurious, voluptious, extravagant”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰoylo- (“to foam, be arrogant, be boisterous, be violent”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæːl.sɑ/, [ˈɡæːɫ.zɑ]

Noun[edit]

gǣlsa m

  1. luxury; extravagance
  2. a glutton

Declension[edit]

Declension of gælsa (weak)
Case Singular Plural
nominative gǣlsa gǣlsan
accusative gǣlsan gǣlsan
genitive gǣlsan gǣlsena
dative gǣlsan gǣlsum

Related terms[edit]

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