gehlow

Old English

Etymology

From ġe- +‎ hlōwan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jeˈxloːw/, [jeˈl̥oːw]

Noun

ġehlōw n

1. mooing
   • c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English

     Ġemenġedu stefn is þe biþ būtan andġiete, swelċ swā is hrīðera ġehlōw and horsa hnǣġung, hunda ġebeorc, trēowa brastlung, and swā forþ.

     Confused sound is sound that has no meaning, such as the mooing of cows and the neighing of horses, the barking of dogs, the rustling of trees, and so forth.

Declension

Declension of ġehlōw (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġehlōw	ġehlōw
accusative	ġehlōw	ġehlōw
genitive	ġehlōwes	ġehlōwa
dative	ġehlōwe	ġehlōwum

Synonyms

• hlōwung