gíall

See also: giall

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

gíall m

  1. (anatomy) jaw
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants
  • Irish: giall (“jaw, lower cheek”)
  • Scottish Gaelic: giall (“jaw, jowl”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *gēstlos (compare Welsh gwystl, Old Cornish guistel, Breton gouestl), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeystlo-, from *gʰeydʰ-.

Noun

gíall m

  1. human pledge, hostage
Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms
Descendants
  • Irish: giall (“hostage, human pledge”)
  • Scottish Gaelic: giall (“hostage, pledge”)

Mutation

Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
gíall gíall
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/ 		ngíall
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  • “1 gíall” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • “2 gíall” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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