gjel

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Albanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin gallus.

Noun

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gjel m

  1. cock, rooster (male chicken)
    Synonym: kaposh, këndes

Derived terms

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From Old Norse gil, compare with Northern England English gill (Etymology 3).

Noun

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gjel n (definite singular gjelet, indefinite plural gjel, definite plural gjela or gjelene)

  1. a gorge or ravine

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse gil, compare with Northern England English gill (Etymology 3).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gjel n (definite singular gjelet, indefinite plural gjel, definite plural gjela)

  1. a gorge or ravine

Etymology 2

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Compare Swedish bävergäll and Dutch bevergeil.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gjel n (definite singular gjelet, uncountable)
gjel m (definite singular gjelen, uncountable)

  1. castoreum

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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gjel

  1. present of gala

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