gælsa

Old English

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Germanic *gailisōną (“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): /ˈɡæːlzɑ/

Noun

gǣlsa m

  1. luxury; extravagance
  2. A glutton

Declension

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