gilla

gilla

Middle Irish

Alternative forms

• gille

Etymology

Uncertain. According to Zimmer, a North Germanic borrowing, from Old Norse gildr (“brawny, stout, of full value”), related to English guild, used in names of Norsemen converted to Christianity instead of maol (“slave”). However, compare English child.[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʲil͈ə/

Noun

gilla m (plural gillai)

1. youth (young man) (of an age to bear arms)

   Dauid in gille dáne ― David the brave youth

2. male child, boy
3. messenger, page, servant

Usage notes

• As a name element, indicates a specific object of devotion
  • Gilla Chríst ― Christ’s servant (‘Gilchrist’)
  • Gilla Pátraic ― Patrick’s servant

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• gillacht
• gillaighecht
• gillán
• gillanrad
• gillarad

Descendants

• Irish: giolla
• Manx: guilley
• Scottish Gaelic: gille

Mutation

Middle Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
gilla	gilla pronounced with /ɣ(ʲ)-/	ngilla
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

1. MacBain, Alexander; Mackay, Eneas (1911), “gille”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN, page 194

Further reading

• G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “gilla”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish gilda, from Old Norse gilda. Compare Icelandic gilda and Old Norse gildr.

Pronunciation

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Verb

gilla (present gillar, preterite gillade, supine gillat, imperative gilla)

1. to like

   Du kommer säkert att gilla henne, hon är så trevlig.

   You are surely going to like her, she is so nice.

2. (Internet) to like (mark with an upvote or the like)

   Synonym: (slang) lajka

3. to approve of

   Av konungen gillad och stadfäst.

   Approved and ratified by the king.

4. to favor

Conjugation

Conjugation of gilla (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	gilla		gillas
Supine	gillat		gillats
Imperative	gilla		—
Imper. plural1	gillen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	gillar	gillade	gillas	gillades
Ind. plural1	gilla	gillade	gillas	gillades
Subjunctive2	gille	gillade	gilles	gillades
	Participles
Present participle	gillande
Past participle	gillad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

See also

• gälla

Further reading

• gilla in Svensk ordbok.