géill

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See also: gèill

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish gíallaid (gives hostages, obeys, submits; serves, is in base clientship; obeys, serves), from gíall m (a human pledge, a hostage) (compare modern giall).

Verb

géill (present analytic géilleann, future analytic géillfidh, verbal noun géilleadh, past participle géillte)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, with do) yield, submit (to)
    1. render obedience to
    2. defer to
    3. surrender to
    4. comply with
    5. give oneself to
    6. give credence to
    7. give way to
    8. concede
    9. respond to
Conjugation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

géill m

  1. genitive singular of giall (hostage, (human) pledge)
  2. alternative nominative plural of giall

Etymology 3

Noun

géill m

  1. genitive singular of giall (jaw, (lower) cheek; cheek, jamb of door, etc.; corner of gable-end)

Mutation

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References