gal

From Dutch gal. Cognate to English gall.


gal

From Proto-Tai *p.qaːᴬ (“leg”). Cognate with Thai ขา (kǎa), Northern Thai ᨡᩣ, Lao ຂາ (khā), Lü ᦃᦱ (ẋaa), Shan ၶႃ (khǎa), Tai Nüa ᥑᥣᥴ (xáa), Ahom 𑜁𑜡 (khā), Zhuang ga.


gal

Gaulish, Gallic (of or pertaining to Gaul)

ca-adj

gal (feminine gal·la, masculine plural gals, feminine plural gal·les)

gal·la (feminine)
gals (masculine plural)
gal·les (feminine plural)


gal

Gaulish (Celtic language that was spoken in Gaul)


gal

推gal

(ACG, video games) galge (video or computer game centered around interactions with attractive anime-style girls)

Short for galgame, borrowed from Japanese ギャルゲーム (gyaru gēmu), which is wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from gal + game.


gal

head

gal (neuter galt, plural and definite singular attributive gale)

galt (neuter)
gale (attributive definite singular)
gale (attributive plural)

From Old Danish galæn, from Old Norse galinn (“enchanted, mad”), a past participle of gala (“to sing, chant”) (Danish gale (“to crow”)).


gal

gal n (singular definite galet, plural indefinite gal)

galet (definite singular)
gal (indefinite plural)
gal (indefinite nominative singular)
galet (definite nominative singular)
gal (indefinite nominative plural)
galene (definite nominative plural)
gals (genitive indefinite singular)
galets (definite genitive singular)
gals (genitive indefinite plural)
galenes (definite genitive plural)

From Old Norse gal (“shouting”), derived from the verb gala (“to sing, chant”) (Danish gale (“to crow”)).


gal

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


gal

bile, gall (yellow-green bodily fluid secreted by the liver)

Afrikaans: gal

Berbice Creole Dutch: gali

Negerhollands: gal

→ Papiamentu: hal, gal

From Middle Dutch galle, from Old Dutch galla, from Proto-Germanic *gallō.


gal

a gall (abnormal growth on a plant caused by foreign organisms)

nl-noun

gal f (plural gallen, diminutive galletje n)

gallen (plural)
galletje (diminutive neuter)


gal

Coordinate term: guy

→ Icelandic: gella

desctree

→ Japanese: ギャル (gyaru)
→ English: gyaru

Borrowed from Jamaican Creole gyal (“girl”), from English girl.


gal

a unit of acceleration equal to one centimetre per second per second


gal

is-noun

gal n (genitive singular gals, no plural)

gals (genitive singular)
gal (indefinite nominative singular)
galið (definite nominative singular)
gal (accusative indefinite singular)
galið (accusative definite singular)
gali (dative indefinite singular)
galinu (dative definite singular)
gals (genitive indefinite singular)
galsins (definite genitive singular)


gal

head

gal f or m (genitive singular gaile, nominative plural gala)

gaile (genitive singular)
gala (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
gal (indefinite singular)
gala (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghal (indefinite singular)
a ghala (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
gaile (indefinite singular)
gal (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an ghal (definite singular)
na gala (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
na gaile (definite singular)
na ngal (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ngal (definite singular)
don ghal (definite singular)
leis na gala (definite plural)

From Old Irish gal, from Proto-Celtic *galā (“ability”) (compare Welsh gallu (“be able”)).


gal

gal m (genitive singular gail, nominative plural gala)

gail (genitive singular)
gala (nominative plural)
nominative (indefinite)
gal (indefinite singular)
g~a (indefinite plural)
vocative (indefinite)
a ghail (indefinite singular)
a ghala (indefinite plural)
genitive (indefinite)
gail (indefinite singular)
gal (indefinite plural)
dative (indefinite)
nominative (definite)
an gal (definite singular)
na g~a (definite plural)
genitive (definite)
an ghail (definite singular)
na ngal (definite plural)
dative (definite)
leis an ngal (definite singular)
don ghal (definite singular)
leis na g~a (definite plural)
gal
ghal
ngal


gal

A shortening derived from "gali (“it may”) būti (“be”)".


gal

naƿt ane euch fleſchlich hondlunge: ah ȝetten euch gal ƿoꝛd: iſ ladlich vilainie[…]

c. 1225, “Oðer dale: fif ƿittes”, in Ancrene Ƿiſſe (MS. Corpus Christi 402), Herefordshire, published c. 1235, folio 15, verso; republished at Cambridge: Parker Library on the Web, 2018 January 14:

Not just each amorous caress, but even each lustful word is revolting depravity […]

Sweche pinen he þolien schal þat her wes of his fles ful gal And wolde louien his fleses wil.

Gripes freteþ hoere mawen And hoere inward everuidel, Ne be þe þarof no so gal, Eft hoe werpeþ al in al.

From Old English gāl (“lustful, wanton”), from Proto-West Germanic *gail, from Proto-Germanic *gailaz.


gal

incorrect; erroneous; wrong; illegal; morally reproachable

gal (neuter singular galt, definite singular and plural gale, comparative galere, indefinite superlative galest, definite superlative galeste)

galt (neuter singular)
gale (definite plural singular)
galere (comparative)
galest (indefinite superlative)
galeste (definite superlative)

det er aldri så galt at det ikke er godt for noe

From Old Norse galinn, from gala (“sing bewitching songs, in actuality bewitched by magical singing”).


gal

galet (definite singular)
gal (indefinite plural)
gala (definite plural)
galene (definite plural)


gal

galet (definite singular)
gal (indefinite plural)
gala (definite plural)


gal

nn-adj

gal (masculine and feminine gal, neuter galt, definite singular and plural gale, comparative galare, indefinite superlative galast, definite superlative galaste)

gal (feminine masculine)
galt (neuter)
gale (definite plural singular)
galare (comparative)
galast (indefinite superlative)
galaste (definite superlative)


gal

(eye dialect spelling, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) Alternative spelling of gard (“farm”)

eye dialect spelling; Eastern Norway; eye dialect spelling; Eastern Norway


gal

And se Iouis wearð swa swyðe gal þæt he on his agenre swyster gewifode.

And Jove became so depraved that he married his own sister.

ang-adj

gāl (comparative gālra, superlative gālost)

gāl (canonical)
gālra (comparative)
gālost (superlative)
gāl (masculine nominative singular)
gāl (feminine nominative singular)
gāl (neuter nominative singular)
gālne (accusative masculine singular)
gāle (accusative feminine singular)
gāl (accusative neuter singular)
gāles (genitive masculine singular)
gālre (feminine genitive singular)
gāles (genitive neuter singular)
gālum (dative masculine singular)
gālre (dative feminine singular)
gālum (dative neuter singular)
gāle (instrumental masculine singular)
gālre (feminine instrumental singular)
gāle (instrumental neuter singular)
gāle (masculine nominative plural)
gāla (feminine nominative plural)
gāle (feminine nominative plural)
gāl (neuter nominative plural)
gāle (accusative masculine plural)
gāla (accusative feminine plural)
gāle (accusative feminine plural)
gāl (accusative neuter plural)
gālra (genitive masculine plural)
gālra (feminine genitive plural)
gālra (genitive neuter plural)
gālum (dative masculine plural)
gālum (dative feminine plural)
gālum (dative neuter plural)
gālum (instrumental masculine plural)
gālum (feminine instrumental plural)
gālum (instrumental neuter plural)
gāla (masculine nominative singular)
gāle (feminine nominative singular)
gāle (neuter nominative singular)
gālan (accusative masculine singular)
gālan (accusative feminine singular)
gāle (accusative neuter singular)
gālan (genitive masculine singular)
gālan (feminine genitive singular)
gālan (genitive neuter singular)
gālan (dative masculine singular)
gālan (dative feminine singular)
gālan (dative neuter singular)
gālan (instrumental masculine singular)
gālan (feminine instrumental singular)
gālan (instrumental neuter singular)
gālan (masculine nominative plural)
gālan (feminine nominative plural)
gālan (neuter nominative plural)
gālan (accusative masculine plural)
gālan (accusative feminine plural)
gālan (accusative neuter plural)
gālra (genitive masculine plural)
gālena (genitive masculine plural)
gālra (feminine genitive plural)
gālena (feminine genitive plural)
gālra (genitive neuter plural)
gālena (genitive neuter plural)
gālum (dative masculine plural)
gālum (dative feminine plural)
gālum (dative neuter plural)
gālum (instrumental masculine plural)
gālum (feminine instrumental plural)
gālum (instrumental neuter plural)

Middle English: gal, gol

English: gole (dialectal)

From Proto-West Germanic *gail.
Cognate with Old Saxon gēl, Dutch geil (“salacious, lustful”), Old High German geil (German geil (“lustful”)), Old Norse geiligr (“beautiful”). The Indo-European root may also be the source of Lithuanian gailùs (“sharp, biting”), Russian зело́ (zeló, “very”).


gal

fro-noun

gal oblique singular, m (oblique plural gaus or gax or gals, nominative singular gaus or gax or gals, nominative plural gal)

gal oblique singular or (canonical masculine)
gaus (oblique plural)
gax (oblique plural)
gals (oblique plural)
gaus (nominative singular)
gax (nominative singular)
gals (nominative singular)
gal (nominative plural)

Uncertain. Perhaps from Transalpine Gaulish *gallos.


gal

Co rígaib ránaib cét ngal co láthib do·ruíchetar.

With the noble kings of a hundred feats of valour,   they have taken revenge with warriors.

gaile (genitive)
gal (nominative singular)
gail (dual nominative)
gala (nominative plural)
gal (singular vocative)
gail (dual vocative)
gala (plural vocative)
gail (accusative singular)
gail (accusative dual)
gala (accusative plural)
gaile (genitive singular)
gal (dual genitive)
gal (genitive plural)
gail (dative singular)
galaib (dative dual)
galaib (dative plural)
gal
ngal

Middle Irish: gal

Irish: gal

Scottish Gaelic: gal


gal

second-person singular present active imperative of gala


gal

gal (nominative singular)
galu (genitive singular)
galowi (dative singular)
gal (accusative singular)
galem (instrumental singular)
galu (locative singular)
galu (singular vocative)


gal

gal (nominative singular)
gale (nominative plural)
gala (genitive singular)
gali (genitive plural)
galowi (dative singular)
galom (dative plural)
gal (accusative singular)
gale (accusative plural)
galem (instrumental singular)
galami (instrumental plural)
galu (locative singular)
galach (locative plural)
galu (singular vocative)
gale (plural vocative)


gal

Old Breton: gal


gal

Middle Mongol:

Arabic: [script needed] (ɣal) (Muqaddimat), [script needed] (qaːl) (Leiden Vocabulary) (Istanbul Vocabulary)

Chinese: [Term?] (“qal”) (Secret History) (Yue-Yi Yiyu)

Mongolian:

Classical: ᠭᠠᠯ (ɣal)

Khalkha Mongolian: гал (gal)

Buryat: гал (gal)

Khamnigan Mongol: gal

Kalmyk: һал (ğal)

Daur: galʲ

East Yugur: ɣal

Monguor:

Mangghuer: ghar

Mongghul: ghal

Kangjia: χar

Dongxiang: khan

Mogholi: ɣoːl, ğɔl


gal

September 2012, Loris Pasini, E’ gal in la Ludla, il Papiro, page 15:

From Latin găllum (“rooster”), accusative of Latin gallus (“rooster”).


gal

(physics) unit of measurement of acceleration, equal to 1 centimeter per second squared


gal

head

gal m (genitive singular gail, plural gail)


gal

gail (genitive singular)
gail (plural)
gal
ghal

From Old Irish gal (“warlike ardour, fury, valour”).


gal

(dated) black, dark (physical attributes)


gal

musqusha gal