giellan

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gellaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈji͜yl.lɑn/, [ˈji͜yɫ.ɫɑn]

Verb

ġiellan (West Saxon)

1. to yell
   • 10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24‎^[1]:

     Iċ eom wunderliċu wiht, wrǣsne mīne stefne, hwīlum beorce swā hund, hwīlum blǣte swā gāt, hwīlum grǣde swā gōs, hwīlum ġielle swā hafoc,…

     I am a wonderful thing, change my voice, sometimes bark like a hound, sometimes bleat like a goat, sometimes cry like a goose, sometimes yell like a hawk,…

Conjugation

Conjugation of ġiellan (strong class 3)

infinitive	ġiellan	ġiellenne
indicative mood	present tense	past tense
first person singular	ġielle	ġeall
second person singular	ġielst	gulle
third person singular	ġielþ	ġeall
plural	ġiellaþ	gullon
subjunctive	present tense	past tense
singular	ġielle	gulle
plural	ġiellen	gullen
imperative
singular	ġiell
plural	ġiellaþ
participle	present	past
	ġiellende	(ġe)gollen

Descendants

• Middle English: yellen, ȝelle, ȝellen, ȝeollen, ȝollen, yel, yelle, yhelle, yolle, yollen
  • English: yell
  • Scots: yell