gial

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See also: giął

Manx

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂- (to shine).

Adjective

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gial (comparative s'gilley)

  1. bright
    buigh-ghialbright yellow
    traaghyn gialbright intervals
  2. clear
  3. white
    Cha gial as (yn) sniaghtey.As white as snow.
  4. shining
  5. light-coloured
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Etymology 2

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From Middle Irish gellaid, from Old Irish gellaid, a denominative verb from gell (pledge).

Verb

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gial (verbal noun gialdyn, past participle giallit)

  1. (transitive) promise
  2. (transitive) grant
    Synonym: gioot
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Mutation

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Manx mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
gial yial ngial
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.