gilla

• gille

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]

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡʲil͈ə/

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

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

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

• gillacht
• gillaighecht
• gillán
• gillanrad
• gillarad

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

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “gilla”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

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

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• Hyphenation: gil‧la

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. (somewhat dated) to recognize the validity of, to approve of

   Synonym: godkänna

   av konungen gillad och stadfäst

   approved and ratified by the king

See also the passive gillas, which has a special meaning.

• gilla läget

• gälla

gilla

1. inflection of gill:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

• gå sin gilla gång

• gilla in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• gilla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• gilla in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)