galer

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From gala (oak gall) +‎ -er.

Noun

galer m (plural galers)

  1. Portuguese oak
    Synonym: roure de fulla petita

Etymology 2

From gala (gala, festival) +‎ -er.

Noun

galer m (plural galers, feminine galera)

  1. festival organizer

Further reading

French

Etymology

From Old French galer.

Pronunciation

Verb

galer

  1. to scratch

Conjugation

Indonesian

Etymology

Blend of garuk +‎ peler

Pronunciation

Verb

galer

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) to scratch someone's own testicles

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

galer

  1. present of gale

Anagrams

Old French

Etymology 1

From *galle, borrowed from Frankish *galla (sore; wound; scab), from Proto-Germanic *gallô (a sore on the skin; a gall). Cognate with Old High German galla (ire; malignancy; wickedness), Old English gealla (skin wound), Old Norse galli (infirmity; weakness; affliction).

Verb

galer

  1. to rub; to scratch
Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-als, *-alt are modified to aus, aut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Etymology 2

Origin obscure. Likely of Germanic origin, perhaps via Vulgar Latin *gualare, *walare, from Frankish *wala (well), from Proto-Germanic *wela, from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁-.

Alternatively, possibly derived from Frankish *wallōn (to surge; well up; bubble over; roll about), related to Old High German wallōn (to surge; flow out; hike; wander; travel), from Proto-Germanic *wallaną.

Possibly influenced by Frankish *gail (merry; lively; lustful), from Proto-Germanic *gailaz (merry, excited, lush, beautiful, lustful).

Verb

galer

  1. (reflexive, se galer) to have fun; to enjoy oneself
Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-als, *-alt are modified to aus, aut. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Derived terms
Descendants
  • French: régaler

Poitevin-Saintongeais

Verb

galer

  1. for a plant to spread its roots more than what is necessary

References

  • Jônain, Pierre. Dictionnaire du patois Saintongeais. 1869. Page 201