Old English · noun
gealla
Normalised ġealla
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- weak
- IPA
- /ˈjæ͜ɑl.lɑ/[ˈjæ͜ɑɫ.ɫɑ]
- Syllables
- ˈjæ͜ɑl · lɑ (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- gallbilegall bladderbladder
gealla1 · noun · masculine
Senses
-
gall bladder
-
gall; bile
Declension · weak
gealla2 · noun · masculine
Senses
-
a skin sore
Declension · weak
All forms (4)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *gallā, from Proto-Germanic *gallǭ (“bile; gall”). Cognate with Old High German galla.
From Proto-West Germanic *gallō, from Proto-Germanic *gallô (“infirmity, weakness”). Cognate with Old Norse galli.
Descendants
gall
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