- gealla
- m (-n/-n) 1. gall, bile; 2. a galled place on the skin, a gall, fretted place on the skin
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eorðgealla — m ( n/ n) the herb earth gall, lesser centaury … Old to modern English dictionary
gall — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English gealla; akin to Greek cholē, cholos gall, wrath, Old English geolu yellow more at yellow Date: before 12th century 1. a. bile; especially bile obtained from an animal and used in the arts or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
gall — gall1 /gawl/, n. 1. impudence; effrontery. 2. bile, esp. that of an animal. 3. something bitter or severe. 4. bitterness of spirit; rancor. 5. gall and wormwood, bitterness of spirit; deep resentment. [bef. 900; ME; OE galla, gealla; c. G Galle;… … Universalium
gall — gall1 [go:l US go:l] n [Sense: 1 3; Origin: Old English gealla] [Sense: 4; Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin galla] [Sense: 5; Origin: Old English gealla, from Latin galla] 1.) have the gall to do sth … Dictionary of contemporary English
Galle — Galle1 Sf eine Körperflüssigkeit std. (9. Jh.), mhd. galle, ahd. galla, as. galla Stammwort. Aus g. * gallōn Galle (vielleicht ursprünglich Neutrum), auch in anord. gall n., ae. gealla m. älter * galōn , * galn (woraus die Geminate). Aus ig. *… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
gall — {{11}}gall (n.1) bile, O.E. galla (Anglian), gealla (W. Saxon) gall, bile, from P.Gmc. *gallon (Cf. O.N. gall, O.S., O.H.G. galla, Ger. Galle), from PIE root *ghel gold, yellow, yellowish green (see CHLOE (Cf. Chloe) … Etymology dictionary
gall — I [[t]gɔl[/t]] n. 1) audacity; impudence; effrontery 2) zool. bile 1) 3) something bitter or severe 4) bitterness of spirit; rancor • Etymology: bef. 900; OE galla, gealla, c. OHG galla; akin to L fel, Gk cholḗ gall, bile II gall [[t]gɔl[/t]] v.… … From formal English to slang
gall — gall1 [gôl] n. [ME galle < OE (Anglian) galla (WS gealla), akin to Ger galle < IE base * ĝhel , to shine, YELLOW > L fel, gall, Gr cholē, bile] 1. BILE (sense 1) 2. Archaic the gallbladder 3. something that is bitter or distasteful … English World dictionary
gall — 1. n. 1 sl. impudence. 2 asperity, rancour. 3 bitterness; anything bitter (gall and wormwood). 4 the bile of animals. 5 the gall bladder and its contents. Phrases and idioms: gall bladder the vessel storing bile after its secretion by the liver… … Useful english dictionary
Gall — (g[add]l), n.[OE. galle, gal, AS. gealla; akin to D. gal, OS. & OHG. galla, Icel. gall, SW. galla, Dan. galde, L. fel, Gr. ?, and prob. to E. yellow. [root]49. See {Yellow}, and cf. {Choler}] 1. (Physiol.) The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
