galled

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English gall

English -ed

English galled

From gall + -ed.

Adjective

galled (comparative more galled, superlative most galled)

1. Sore; exasperated.
   • 1838, Martin Farquhar Tupper, “Of Cruelty to Animals”, in Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Originally Treated, London: Joseph Rickerby, […], →OCLC, page 173:

     The galled ox cannot complain, nor supplicate a moment's respite;

   • 1927 August, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “[Ariel Poems.] Journey of the Magi.”, in Collected Poems 1909–1935, London: Faber & Faber […], published September 1954, →OCLC, page 107:

     And the camels galled, sore-footed, refractory,
     Lying down in the melting snow.

Derived terms

• girth-galled
• ungalled

Verb

galled

1. simple past and past participle of gall

Anagrams

• alledg

Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaɬɛd/

Verb

galled (literary, rare)

1. third-person singular imperative of gallu

Verb

galled (first-person singular present gallaf)

1. (South Wales) Southwestern form of gallu

Mutation

Mutated forms of galled

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
galled	alled	ngalled	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.