gälla

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See also: galla, Galla, and gælla

Swedish

Pronunciation

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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)

  1. to be valid; to be correct or proper, to apply
  2. to concern; to regard; to be about (something)
Conjugation
Conjugation of gälla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive gälla gällas
Supine gällt gällts
Imperative gäll —
Imper. plural1 gällen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gäller gällde gälls, gälles gälldes
Ind. plural1 gälla gällde gällas gälldes
Subjunctive2 gälle gällde gälles gälldes
Participles
Present participle gällande
Past participle gälld
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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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)

  1. to geld; castrate
Usage notes
Conjugation
Conjugation of gälla (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive gälla gällas
Supine gällt gällts
Imperative gäll —
Imper. plural1 gällen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative gäller gällde gälls, gälles gälldes
Ind. plural1 gälla gällde gällas gälldes
Subjunctive2 gälle gällde gälles gälldes
Participles
Present participle gällande
Past participle gälld
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 3

Adjective

gälla

  1. inflection of gäll:
    1. definite singular
    2. plural

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