gealla

Old English

Alternative forms

galla

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gallô (“bile; gall”). Cognate with Old High German galla, Old Norse galli.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjæɑllɑ/

Noun

ġealla m (nominative plural ġeallan)

gall; bile
a skin sore

Inflection

Declension of gealla (weak)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	ġealla	ġeallan
accusative	ġeallan	ġeallan
genitive	ġeallan	ġeallena
dative	ġeallan	ġeallum

Descendants

Middle English: galle, ȝalle, ȝelle
- English: gall
- Scots: gall, gaw

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