geolu

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈje͜o.lu/

    Adjective

    ġeolu

    1. yellow
      Him bēoþ þā ēagan ġeolu. ― His eyes will be yellow.

    Declension

    Declension of ġeolu — Strong
    Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative ġeolu, ġeolo ġeolu, ġeolo ġeolu, ġeolo
    Accusative ġeolone ġeolwe ġeolu, ġeolo
    Genitive ġeolwes ġeolore ġeolwes
    Dative ġeolwum ġeolore ġeolwum
    Instrumental ġeolwe ġeolore ġeolwe
    Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative ġeolwe ġeolwa, ġeolwe ġeolu, ġeolo
    Accusative ġeolwe ġeolwa, ġeolwe ġeolu, ġeolo
    Genitive ġeolora ġeolora ġeolora
    Dative ġeolwum ġeolwum ġeolwum
    Instrumental ġeolwum ġeolwum ġeolwum
    Declension of ġeolu — Weak
    Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative ġeolwa ġeolwe ġeolwe
    Accusative ġeolwan ġeolwan ġeolwe
    Genitive ġeolwan ġeolwan ġeolwan
    Dative ġeolwan ġeolwan ġeolwan
    Instrumental ġeolwan ġeolwan ġeolwan
    Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
    Nominative ġeolwan ġeolwan ġeolwan
    Accusative ġeolwan ġeolwan ġeolwan
    Genitive ġeolora, ġeolwena ġeolora, ġeolwena ġeolora, ġeolwena
    Dative ġeolwum ġeolwum ġeolwum
    Instrumental ġeolwum ġeolwum ġeolwum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle English: ȝelwe, ȝalow, yelow

    See also

    Colors in Old English · dēage (layout · text)
         hwīt      grǣġ      blæc, sweart
                 rēad, rēod; basu              ġeolurēad; brūn              ġeolu
                              grēne             
                              blāw              blāw
                              purpuren             

    References

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