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gilla

gilla

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Noun

gilla m (nominative plural gillai)

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

Inflection

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Usage notes

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

Derived terms

Descendants

Mutation

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

References

  • 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

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