giller

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English giller. Equivalent gill +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɪlə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ɡɪlɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪlə(ɹ) === Noun === giller (plural gillers) (obsolete) A person who gills fish. [13–th c.] == Dutch == === Etymology === From gillen +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɣɪ.lər/ Hyphenation: gil‧ler Rhymes: -ɪlər === Noun === giller m (plural gillers, diminutive gillertje n, feminine gilster) (informal) something hilarious; (also) something risible, something ridiculous (uncommon) a screamer, a yeller (one who shouts) == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish gilder. Arguably related to gilja (“entice; seduce; propose”). === Noun === giller n trap ==== Usage notes ==== The word was originally used for animal traps that by virtue of their weight killed or restrained the animal, as opposed to the words fälla or snara used for traps with other mechanisms. ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== gillra === References === “giller”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “giller”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “giller”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) giller in Nordisk familjebok (2nd ed., 1908)