gèill

See also: géill

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gíallaid (“gives hostages, obeys, submits; serves, is in base clientship”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kʲeːʎ/

Verb

gèill (past ghèill, future gèillidh, verbal noun gèilleadh, past participle gèillte)

  1. surrender, submit, yield, cede, give up, comply
  2. serve, obey, do homage
  3. fail
  4. break gradually under strain or pressure

References
  • Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, →ISBN
  • “gíallaid” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
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