gilla

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡʲil͈a/

Noun

gilla m (plural gillai)

  1. youth (young man) (of an age to bear arms)
    Dauid in gille dáne ― David the brave youth
  2. male child, boy
  3. messenger, page, servant

Usage notes

  • As a name element, indicates a specific object of devotion
    • Gilla Chríst ― Christ’s servant (‘Gilchrist’)
    • Gilla Pátraic ― Patrick’s servant

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
gillagilla
pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/		ngilla
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish gilda, from Old Norse gilda. Compare Icelandic gilda.

Pronunciation

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Verb

gilla

  1. to approve of
    Av konungen gillad och stadfäst.
    Approved and ratified by the king.
  2. to like
    Du kommer säkert att gilla henne, hon är så trevlig.
    You are surely going to like her, she is so nice.
  3. to favor

Conjugation

See also

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