gäll

See also: gall and Gall

Swedish

Etymology 1

Used in Swedish since 1674, same as Icelandic gjallur, like Middle Low German adverb gelle (“loud”), based on the obsolete Swedish verb gälla (“to yell”), from Old Swedish gælla (from Old Norse gjalla, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną), cognate with Icelandic gjalla, Old High German gellan (German gellen), Old English ġiellan (English yell).

Adjective

gäll (comparative gällare, superlative gällast)

  1. shrill; high-pitched
Declension
Inflection of gäll
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular gäll gällare gällast
Neuter singular gällt gällare gällast
Plural gälla gällare gällast
Masculine plural3 gälle gällare gällast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 gälle gällare gällaste
All gälla gällare gällaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Etymology 2

From the verb gala (“to crow”), Old Swedish gæld.

Noun

gäll n

  1. a crow (of a roaster), a cockcrow, a cry
Declension
Declension of gäll 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gäll gället gäll gällen
Genitive gälls gällets gälls gällens
  • hanegäll

Etymology 3

From Old Swedish giæld, præstagiæld, corresponding to gäld (“payment”) (to the priest).

Noun

gäll n

  1. a vicarage, a pastorage, a parish, the area paying the salary (see gäld) for one priest
Declension
Declension of gäll 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative gäll gället gäll gällen
Genitive gälls gällets gälls gällens
Synonyms

Verb

gäll

  1. imperative of gälla

See also

References
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