gæla

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gœla, from Proto-Germanic *gōlijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (to roop, shout, charm away, compare English to yell).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcaiːla/
  • Rhymes: -aiːla

Verb

gæla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative gældi, supine gælt)

  1. Used only in set phrases

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • gæla við ("to caress")
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