gastgedal

Old English

Alternative forms

• gǣstġedāl

Etymology

Equivalent to gāst +‎ ġedāl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɑːst.jeˌdɑːl/

Noun

gāstġedāl n

1. the parting between body and soul; death

Declension

Declension of gastgedal (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	gāstġedāl	gāstġedāl
accusative	gāstġedāl	gāstġedāl
genitive	gāstġedāles	gāstġedāla
dative	gāstġedāle	gāstġedālum

Synonyms

• dēaþ
• sāwolġedāl

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “GĀSTĠEDĀL”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.