guil

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch guul, gûle. Compare German Gaul (“hack, nag”) and (regional) Swedish gula (“old horse”)

Noun

guil m (plural guilen, diminutive guiletje n)

  1. an old horse
  2. (figurative) a lazy person

Hypernyms

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology 1

Verb

guil (past ghuil, future guilidh, verbal noun gul, past participle guilte)

  1. weep, cry
Alternative forms
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

guil m

  1. genitive singular of gul
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