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Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
giller m (plural gillers, diminutive gillertje n, feminine gilster)
- (informal) Something hilarious; (also) something risible, something ridiculous.
- (uncommon) A screamer, a yeller (one who shouts).
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Swedish gilder. Arguably related to gilja (“entice; seduce; propose”).
Noun[edit]
giller n
Usage notes[edit]
The word was originally used for animal traps that by virtue of their weight killed or restrained the animal, as opposed to the words fälla or snara used for traps with other mechanisms.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of giller | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | giller | gillret | giller | gillren |
| Genitive | gillers | gillrets | gillers | gillrens |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- giller in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- giller in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- giller in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- giller in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1908)
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