Icelandic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gjalla, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną. Cognate with Swedish gälla, Danish gjalde, English yell, German gellen, Dutch gillen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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gjalla (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative gall, third-person plural past indicative gullu, supine gollið)

  1. (intransitive) to yell, to scream
  2. (impersonal) to resound
  3. (intransitive) to cry, to shriek

Conjugation

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Old Norse

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Adjective

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gjalla

  1. inflection of gjallr:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak masculine oblique singular
    4. weak feminine nominative singular
    5. weak neuter singular