gjalla

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Icelandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse gjalla, from Proto-Germanic *gellaną. Cognate with Swedish gälla, Danish gjalde, English yell, German gellen, Dutch gillen.

Pronunciation

Verb

gjalla (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative gall, third-person plural past indicative gullu, supine gollið)

  1. (intransitive) to yell, to scream
  2. (impersonal) to resound
  3. (intransitive) to cry, to shriek

Conjugation

Old Norse

Adjective

gjalla

  1. inflection of gjallr:
    1. strong feminine accusative singular
    2. strong masculine accusative plural
    3. weak masculine oblique singular
    4. weak feminine nominative singular
    5. weak neuter singular