geolu
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gelu, from Proto-Germanic *gelwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“shine, glisten”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈje͜o.lu/
Adjective
ġeolu
- 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 |
Descendants
- Middle English: ȝelwe, ȝalow, yelow
- English: yellow; yeller, yallow, yaller, yullow (dialectal)
- Scots: yella, yelly, yallow