gafl
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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gabla- (“top”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰobʰ-lo-, from the stem *ǵʰebʰ-l-. Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌹𐌱𐌻𐌰 (gibla, “pinnacle”), Old High German gebal, Middle High German gebel, Tocharian A śpāl (“head”), and Ancient Greek κεφᾰλή (kephălḗ, “head”).
Noun
gafl m (genitive gafls, plural gaflar)
Descendants
- Icelandic: gafl
- Faroese: galvur
- Norn: gabel, gevel
- Norwegian Bokmål: gavl
- Swedish: gavel
- Danish: gavl
- → Old French: gable
Further reading
- de Vries, Jan (1977) Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 152
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *gaβl, from Proto-Celtic *gablā. Cognate with Breton gaol, Irish gabhal, Scottish Gaelic gobhal.
Pronunciation
Noun
gafl f (plural gaflau)
Derived terms
- hollti'r afl (“to do the splits”)
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “gafl”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gafl”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies