gelus

Latin

Noun

gelus m (variously declined, genitive *gelūs or *gelī); fourth declension, second declension

Alternative form of gelu

Usage notes

Nominative singular gelus and accusative singular gelum are attested in ancient Latin (Old, Classical, Late Latin). These forms could belong to both the second declension (genitive *gelī) and the fouth declension (genitive *gelūs). In dictionaries (Lewis and Short, Gaffiot) it is mentioned as a fourth declension noun.

Noun

gelūs

genitive singular of gelū

References

gelum in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
gelu in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
gelus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Middle English

Adjective

gelus

Alternative form of jelous

Old French

Etymology

From Late Latin zelosus. See jalous.

Adjective

gelus m (oblique and nominative feminine singular geluse or gelusse)

eager; zealous
jealous
circa 1250, Marie de France, Lai de Guigemar,
Gelus esteit a desmesure
He was jealous, incredibly so

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