gilja
Garo
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gailijaną (“to make glad”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gailjan, “to make glad”).
References
- Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
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