gille

Gaelic (Scots)

/ˈkʲiʎə/

noun
Definitions
  • (dated) servant, follower
  • boy, lad, youth male aged from the toddler years to about the middle twenties
  • man, boy as a familiar address for a male of any age

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Irish gilla (youth, servant, messenger, a youth of an age to bear arms, male child, page, young man, boy) derived from Old Norse gildr (of full worth, stout, brawny, or quality, great, full, size, measure, absolute, complete).

Origin

Old Norse

gildr

Gloss

of full worth, stout, brawny, or quality, great, full, size, measure, absolute, complete

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Property

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