gäll

== Alemannic German == === Etymology === Clipping of gelt es, from gelten (“to be valid”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡæl/ === Particle === gäll (colloquial, regional, Switzerland, Southern Germany) emphasis and question marker particle; asks for confirmation; right?; eh?; isn't it, innit? Synonyms: oder, (Chiefly Northwestern Germany) ne, (Eastern Germany) wa; see also Thesaurus:nicht wahr S'isch scho härzig, gäll? ― That's cute, isn't it? (colloquial, regional, Switzerland, Southern Germany) particle that softens a request, or conveys friendliness; okay?; please? Sorry, gäll? ― I'm sorry, okay? ==== Alternative forms ==== gell, gelle, gelt == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === Used in Swedish since 1674, same as Icelandic gjallur, like Middle Low German adverb gelle (“loud”), based on the obsolete Swedish verb gälla (“to yell”), from Old Swedish gælla (from Old Norse gjalla, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną), cognate with Icelandic gjalla, Old High German gellan (German gellen), Old English ġiellan (English yell). ==== Adjective ==== gäll (comparative gällare, superlative gällast) shrill; high-pitched ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From the verb gala (“to crow”), Old Swedish gæld. ==== Noun ==== gäll n a crow (of a rooster), a cockcrow, a cry ===== Declension ===== ===== Related terms ===== hanegäll === Etymology 3 === From Old Swedish giæld, præstagiæld, corresponding to gäld (“payment”) (to the priest). ==== Noun ==== gäll n a vicarage, a pastorage, a parish, the area paying the salary (see gäld) for one priest ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== pastorat ===== Related terms ===== gäld prästgäll ==== Verb ==== gäll imperative of gälla === See also === bävergäll === References === gäll in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) “gäll”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)