gälla
Swedish
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
From Old Swedish giælda, giælla, gælla, from Old Norse gjalda, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Under influence from Low German gelden, compare gälda.
Verb
gälla
- to be valid; to be correct or proper
- to concern; to regard; to be about (something)
- to geld; to castrate
Usage notes
- The first two meanings are by far the most common.
- The geld meaning can also be conjugated -ade, according to gälla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)
Conjugation
Conjugation of gälla (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | gälla | — | ||
Supine | gällt | — | ||
Imperative | gäll | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gällen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gäller | gällde | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | gälla | gällde | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | gälle | gällde | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | gällande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Conjugation of gälla (weak)
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | gälla | gällas | ||
Supine | gällt | gällts | ||
Imperative | gäll | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | gällen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | gäller | gällde | gälls, gälles | gälldes |
Ind. plural1 | gälla | gällde | gällas | gälldes |
Subjunctive2 | gälle | gällde | gälles | gälldes |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | gällande | |||
Past participle | gälld | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
Etymology 2
Adjective
gälla
- (deprecated template usage) inflection of gäll:
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