gälla

== Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From Old Swedish giælda, giælla, gælla, from Old Norse gjalda, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Under influence from Low German gelden, compare gälda. See also Icelandic gilda and Icelandic gildandi. ==== Verb ==== gälla (present gäller, preterite gällde, supine gällt, imperative gäll) to be valid; to be correct or proper, to apply to concern; to regard; to be about (something) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== giltig gäll gällande === Etymology 2 === From earlier gälda, from Old Norse gelda (“to castrate”), from Proto-Germanic *galdijaną. ==== Verb ==== gälla (present gäller, preterite gällde, supine gällt, imperative gäll) to geld; castrate ===== Usage notes ===== The geld meaning can also be conjugated -ade, according to gälla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923) ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Adjective ==== gälla inflection of gäll: definite singular plural === Further reading === “gälla”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)