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Old English
Etymology
sin- + -gal
Pronunciation
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.
Declension
Declension of singal — Strong
Declension of singal — Weak
Derived terms