singal
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsin.ɡɑl/, [ˈsiŋ.ɡɑl]
Adjective
singal
- constant, continuous; perpetual
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Innocents"
- Hine gedrehte singal slæpleast, swa þæt he þurhwacole niht buton slæpe adreah; and gif hé hwon hnáppode, ðærrihte hine drehton nihtlice ġedwimor, swa þæt him ðæs slæpes ofþuhte.
- Constant sleeplessness afflicted him, so that he passed the whole night without sleep; and if he dozed a little, nightly phantoms immediately tormented him, so that he repented of his sleep.
- c. 992, Ælfric, "The Nativity of the Innocents"
Declension
Declension of singal — Strong
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | singal | singalu, singalo | singal |
| Accusative | singalne | singale | singal |
| Genitive | singales | singalre | singales |
| Dative | singalum | singalre | singalum |
| Instrumental | singale | singalre | singale |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | singale | singala, singale | singalu, singalo |
| Accusative | singale | singala, singale | singalu, singalo |
| Genitive | singalra | singalra | singalra |
| Dative | singalum | singalum | singalum |
| Instrumental | singalum | singalum | singalum |
Declension of singal — Weak
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | singala | singale | singale |
| Accusative | singalan | singalan | singale |
| Genitive | singalan | singalan | singalan |
| Dative | singalan | singalan | singalan |
| Instrumental | singalan | singalan | singalan |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | singalan | singalan | singalan |
| Accusative | singalan | singalan | singalan |
| Genitive | singalra, singalena | singalra, singalena | singalra, singalena |
| Dative | singalum | singalum | singalum |
| Instrumental | singalum | singalum | singalum |
Derived terms
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