gäll
Swedish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Used in Swedish since 1674, same as Icelandic gjallur, like Middle Low German adverb gelle (“loud”), based on the obsolete Swedish verb gälla (“to yell”), from Old Swedish gælla (from Old Norse gjalla, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną), cognate with Icelandic gjalla, Old High German gellan (German gellen), Old English ġiellan (English yell).
Adjective edit
gäll (comparative gällare, superlative gällast)
- shrill; high-pitched
Declension edit
Inflection of gäll | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | gäll | gällare | gällast |
Neuter singular | gällt | gällare | gällast |
Plural | gälla | gällare | gällast |
Masculine plural3 | gälle | gällare | gällast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | gälle | gällare | gällaste |
All | gälla | gällare | gällaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Etymology 2 edit
From the verb gala (“to crow”), Old Swedish gæld.
Noun edit
gäll n
Declension edit
Declension of gäll | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gäll | gället | gäll | gällen |
Genitive | gälls | gällets | gälls | gällens |
Related terms edit
Etymology 3 edit
From Old Swedish giæld, præstagiæld, corresponding to gäld (“payment”) (to the priest).
Noun edit
gäll n
Declension edit
Declension of gäll | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | gäll | gället | gäll | gällen |
Genitive | gälls | gällets | gälls | gällens |
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
Verb edit
gäll
- imperative of gälla
See also edit
References edit
- gäll in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
- gäll in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)