gælan

Old English

Etymology

From assumed *gāl (“obstacle, boundary, marker”). More at goal.

Verb

gǣlan

  1. (transitive) to hinder, delay, impede
  2. (transitive) to suspend, keep in suspense; to dupe
  3. (intransitive) to hesitate, linger, stall
  4. (transitive or intransitive) to remit, relax; to neglect
  5. (transitive) to astound, astonish; to stun; to terrify, immobilise with fear

Conjugation
Conjugation of gælan (weak class 1)
infinitive gælan tō gælenne
indicative present past
1st-person singular gæle gælede
2nd-person singular gælest gæledest
3rd-person singular gæleþ gælede
plural gælaþ gæledon
subjunctive present past
singular gæle gælede
plural gælen gæleden
imperative
singular gæle
plural gælaþ
participle present past
gælende (ġe)gæled

Derived terms
  • gǣling
  • āgǣlan
  • tōgǣlan
  • hyġegǣlsa
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