getæl

== Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /jeˈtæl/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Germanic *ga- + *talą, equivalent to ġe- +‎ tæl. Compare Old Saxon gital, Old High German gizal. ==== Alternative forms ==== ġetel, ġetal, ġeteal ==== Noun ==== ġetæl n number, series, reckoning, computation (grammar) grammatical number c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English company, race, tribe a book of reckoning, register, catalog ===== Declension ===== Strong a-stem: ===== Descendants ===== Middle English: ȝetæl, ȝetel, itæl, itel === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Germanic *talaz, *gatalaz. Cognate with Old Saxon gital, Old High German gizal. ==== Adjective ==== ġetæl quick; ready; active ===== Declension =====