Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse galinn, from gala. Compare galdur (magic).

Adjective edit

galinn m (feminine galin, neuter galið)

  1. insane, crazy
  2. frenzied, voluptuous, sensual, furious, frantic

Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

Past participle of gala.

Participle edit

galinn (feminine galin, neuter galit)

  1. enchanted
  2. mad, frantic
  3. past participle of gala

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: galinn
  • Faroese: galin
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: galen; (dialectal) gælin, gælen
  • Swedish: galen
  • Danish: gal
    • Norwegian Bokmål: gal
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: gal

References edit

  • galinn”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press