Geal in Scrabble and Meaning

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Definitions and meaning of geal

geal

English

Etymology

From Middle English gelen, from Old French geler, from Latin gelāre, from gelu. See gelid. Scots jeel, geal.

Pronunciation

• enPR: jēl', IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒiːl/
• Rhymes: -iːl

Verb

geal (third-person singular simple present geals, present participle gealing, simple past and past participle gealed)

1. (obsolete or Scotland) To congeal.

References

• “geal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Gael, Gale, Lega, egal, gale, lage, leag

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos (“yellow, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɟal̪ˠ/, /ɟalˠ/

Noun

geal m (genitive singular gil)

1. white, bright(ness)

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Adjective

geal (genitive singular masculine gil, genitive singular feminine gile, plural geala, comparative gile)

1. white

   Synonym: bán

2. bright
3. clear
4. (literary) fallow
5. (figuratively) bright, pure; glad, happy; dear, beloved, fond

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Verb

geal (present analytic gealann, future analytic gealfaidh, verbal noun gealadh, past participle gealta)

1. (ambitransitive) to whiten, brighten; clear

2. (ambitransitive, figurative) to make or become glad, happy, fond

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Further reading

• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “geal”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 523; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “geal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡ̊ʲal̪ˠ/, [ɡ̊ʲjɑl̪ˠ]

Adjective

geal (comparative gile)

1. white, bright, pale

   Mas e 'n t-iasg do choinnlean geala, mas e na ròin do luchd-faire... ― If the fish are thy candles bright, if the seals are thy watchmen...

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See also

• bàn

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