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gellan

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
gellan, gillan, giellan, gyllan; part. gellende, gillende, giellende, gyllende; ic gelle, gille, gielle, gylle, ðú gilst, gielst, gylst; he gilleþ, gilþ, gielþ, gylleþ, gylþ, pl. gellaþ, gillaþ, giellaþ, gyllaþ; p. geal, pl. gullon; pp. gollen
To yell, sing, chirp; stridere, sonare
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  • Gellende

    yelling,

    • Exon. 94 b; Th. 353. 40
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    • Reim. 25
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  • Ic seah searo giellende

    I saw a yelling machine,

    • 108 b; Th. 415, 1
    • ;
    • Rä. 33, 4
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  • Gyllende gryre

    with yelling horror,

    • Cd. 167; Th. 208, 26
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    • Exod. 489
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  • Ic gielle swá hafoc

    I yell as a hawk,

    • Exon. 106 b; Th. 406, 19
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    • Rä. 25, 3
    • .
  • Gilleþ geómorlíce

    he yelleth sadly,

    • Salm. Kmbl. 535
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    • Sal. 267
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  • Gylleþ grǽghama

    the cricket chirps,

    • Fins. Th. 10
    • ;
    • Fin. 6
    • .
  • Gielleþ ánfloga

    the lone-flier yells,

    • Exon. 82 a; Th. 309, 25
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    • Seef. 62
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  • gullon

    they sung,

    • Andr. Kmbl. 253
    • ;
    • An. 127
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Etymology
[
Plat. gillen to shriek
:
Frs. galljen
:
Dut. galmen to sound
:
Ger. gellen, gällen to sound, from gal, gall a sound
:
O. H. Ger. calm, galm
:
Icel. gella
.]
Derived forms
bi-gellan
Linked entries
v.  giellan gillan gylian gyllan.
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