goll

See also: Goll

English

Etymology 1

Noun

goll (plural golls)

1. (obsolete) A hand.
   • 1609, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Philaster‎^[1]:

     Then give me thy Princely goll, which thus I kisse, to whom I crouch and bow; But see my royall sparke, this head-strong swarme that follow me humming like a master Bee, have I led forth their Hives, and being on wing, and in our heady flight, have seazed him shall suffer for thy wrongs.

   • 1622, Thomas Dekker, The Noble Spanish Soldier‎^[2]:

     Give me thy goll, thou are a noble girl.

Etymology 2

From God.

Proper noun

goll

1. (dialect, euphemistic) God
   • 1900, Edward Noyes Westcott, The Christmas Story from David Harum‎^[3]:

     'I dunno what you mean,' says Jim. 'Yes, ye do, goll darn ye!' says Dick, 'yes, ye do.

   • 1919, Various, The Best Short Stories of 1917‎^[4]:

     By goll! that's all I'm good for to take on now.

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Manx

Noun

goll m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. verbal noun of immee
2. going

Synonyms

• immeeaght

Derived terms

• goll as gaccan (“going and grumbling”)