< Reconstruction:Old English

Reconstruction:Old English/galpian

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *gealpian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *galpōn, from Proto-Germanic *galpōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɑl.pi.ɑn/, [ˈɡɑɫ.pi.ɑn]

Verb

*galpian

  1. to roar, bellow
  2. to gape, yawn
  3. to open wide
  4. to gulp

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: galpen
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.