gälla

See also: galla, Galla, and gælla

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old Swedish giælda, giælla, gælla, from Old Norse gjalda, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (to pay). Under influence from Low German gelden, compare gälda. See also Icelandic gilda and Icelandic gildandi.

Verb

gälla (present gäller, preterite gällde, supine gällt, imperative gäll)

  1. to be valid; to be correct or proper, to apply
  2. to concern; to regard; to be about (something)
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From earlier gälda, from Old Norse gelda (to castrate), from Proto-Germanic *galdijaną.

Verb

gälla (present gäller, preterite gällde, supine gällt, imperative gäll)

  1. to geld; castrate
Usage notes
Conjugation

Adjective

gälla

  1. inflection of gäll:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

Further reading

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