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GALAN

  • verb [ strong ]
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Grammar
GALAN, part. galende, ic gale, ðú gælest, gælst, he gæleþ, gælþ, pl. galaþ, p. gól, pl. gólon; pp. galen
Wright's OE grammar
§57; §315; §508;
To sing, enchant, call; cănĕre, incantāre, insŏnāre, clāmāre
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  • Seó ne gehérþ stemne galendra, and átterwyrhtan galendes wíslíce

    quæ non exaudiet vōcem incantantium, et venēfĭci incantantis săpienter,

    • Ps. Lamb. 57, 6.

  • Sorh-leóþ gæleþ

    he sings a sad lay,

      B
    • eo. Th. 4912
      • ;
    • B. 2460.

  • Se wísdóm gól gyd

    wisdom sung a lay,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 7, 3
      • ;
    • Met. 7, 2.

  • Wíf fyrd-leóþ gólon [MS. galan]

    the women sang a martial song,

    • Cd. 171
      • ;
    • Th. 215, 3
      • ;
    • Exod. 577.

  • Ða ðe gehýrdon gryreleóþ galan Godes andsacan

    those who heard the adversary of God sing the horrid lay,

    • Beo. Th. 1576
      • ;
    • B. 786.

  • Ðá wæs sigeleóþ galen

    then was the song of triumph sung,

    • Elen. Kmbl. 248
      • ;
    • El. 124 : Andr. Kmbl. 3097
      • ;
    • An. 1551.
  • Grm. D. M. pp. 987, 1173.
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Etymology
[
Chauc. gale
:
Scot. gale to cry
:
O. Sax. galan
:
O. H. Ger. galan cănĕre
:
Dan. gale to crow
:
Swed. gala to crow
:
Icel. gala to crow, sing.
]
Derived forms
a-galan, be-, on-, nihte-gale
Linked entries
v.  ge-gælen galdor-galend galdor-galende galdere.
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Citation

Bosworth, Joseph. “GALAN.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/13208.

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