gælen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • gærn, gæærn, gæren (eye dialect spellings)

Etymology

From Old Norse galinn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ɡæːɽən/, [²ɡæːɲ̩], [²ɡæːæɲ]

Adjective

gælen (masculine and feminine gælen, neuter gæli or gæle, definite singular and plural gælne, comparative gælnare, indefinite superlative gælnast, definite superlative gælnaste)

  1. (dialectal, Eastern Norway) alternative form of galen
    fort og gæli ― in a hurry; haste makes waste
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