gælsa

Old English

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæːl.sɑ/, [ˈɡæːɫ.zɑ]

Noun

gǣlsa m

  1. luxury; extravagance
  2. a glutton

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative gǣlsa gǣlsan
accusative gǣlsan gǣlsan
genitive gǣlsan gǣlsena
dative gǣlsan gǣlsum
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