goel
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English
Etymology 1
Compare yellow.
Adjective
goel (comparative goeler, superlative goelest)
- (obsolete) yellow
- 1557 February 13, Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie., London: Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: Robert Triphook, , and William Sancho, , 1810, →OCLC:
- The goeler and yonger the better I loue;
well gutted and pared, the better they proue
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hebrew גוֹאֵל (goél, “he redeems”).
Noun
- (historical, biblical) A person who, as the nearest relative of another, has certain obligations toward them, such as having to free them from slavery, to repurchase their property if sold through poverty, and to avenge their murder.
- 2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 963:
- The go·el neutralizes the deleterious effect of the blood of the slain, restoring the ecologic balance.
Anagrams
Welsh
Noun
goel
- Soft mutation of coel.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| coel | goel | nghoel | choel |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||