Etymology

geal

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Today it means: To congeal. Full definition →

Middle English gelen ← Old French geler ← Latin gelāre
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  1. Latin · derived fromgelāre
  2. Old French · derived fromgeler
  3. Middle English · inherited fromgelen
  4. English todaygeal

From Middle English gelen, from Old French geler, from Latin gelāre, from gelu. See gelid. Scots jeel, geal.

Words from the same roots

Latingelāre all →

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