goll

English

Etymology 1

Noun

goll (plural golls)

1. (obsolete) hand
   • 1609, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Philaster^[1]:

     Then give me thy Princely goll, which thus I kisse, to whom I crouch and bow; But see my royall sparke, this head-strong swarme that follow me humming like a master Bee, have I led forth their Hives, and being on wing, and in our heady flight, have seazed him shall suffer for thy wrongs.

   • 1622, Thomas Dekker, The Noble Spanish Soldier^[2]:

     Give me thy goll , thou are a noble girl.

Etymology 2

From God

Proper noun

goll

1. (euphemistic) God
   • 1900, Edward Noyes Westcott, The Christmas Story from David Harum^[3]:

     'I dunno what you mean,' says Jim. 'Yes, ye do, goll darn ye!' says Dick, 'yes, ye do.

   • 1919, Various, The Best Short Stories of 1917^[4]:

     By goll! that's all I'm good for to take on now.

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Manx

Noun

goll m

1. Verbal noun of immee.
2. going

Mutation

Manx mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
goll	gholl	ngoll
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Synonyms

• immeeaght

Derived terms

• goll as gaccan