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GÁL

  • noun [ neuter ]
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Grammar
GÁL, es; n.
Lust, wantonness, lightness, folly; lascīvia, lĭbīdo, luxŭria, lĕvĭtas
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  • Hie hyra gál beswác

    their folly deceived them,

    • Cd. 18
    • ;
    • Th. 21, 21
    • ;
    • Gen. 327.
  • Gódes oððe gáles

    of good or evil,

    • Exon. 23 a
    • ;
    • Th, 64, 9
    • ;
    • Cri. 1035.
Etymology
[Cf.
Icel. gáll, m. a fit of gaiety.
]
Linked entries
v.  gǽl gál-wrǽne gagol hyge-gál.
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