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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)