Participles
| Present | gǣlende |
| Past | (ġe)gǣled |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | gǣle |
| 2nd sing. | gǣlest; gǣlst |
| 3rd sing. | gǣleþ; gǣlþ |
| 1st plur. | gǣlaþ |
| 2nd plur. | gǣlaþ |
| 3rd plur. | gǣlaþ |
Past
| 1st sing. | gǣlde |
| 2nd sing. | gǣldest |
| 3rd sing. | gǣlde |
| 1st plur. | gǣldon |
| 2nd plur. | gǣldon |
| 3rd plur. | gǣldon |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | gǣle |
| 2nd sing. | gǣle |
| 3rd sing. | gǣle |
| 1st plur. | gǣlen |
| 2nd plur. | gǣlen |
| 3rd plur. | gǣlen |
Past
| 1st sing. | gǣlde |
| 2nd sing. | gǣlde |
| 3rd sing. | gǣlde |
| 1st plur. | gǣlden |
| 2nd plur. | gǣlden |
| 3rd plur. | gǣlden |
Verbs conjugated like 'gælan'
gælan,
Verbs similar to 'gælan'
ælan,
dælan,
galan,
hælan,
mælan,
sælan,
tælan,
adælan,
æwan,
agalan,
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gailijan, possibly from Proto-Germanic *gailō (“lane, passageway”). Compare Old Norse geil (“narrow glen, passage”), Middle English gale (“way, course”). Compare also assumed Old English *gāl ("obstacle, boundary, marker"; > Middle English gol (“boundary, limit”)).
Sample Sentences
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"Gospel of Saint John", chapter 10, verse 24 (Then the Jew surrounded him from outside and said to him, how long do you keep in suspense our lives? Tell us openly whether you be Christ.)
Cognates
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