gälla

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From Old Swedish giælda, giælla, gælla, from Old Norse gjalda, from Proto-Germanic *geldaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeldʰ- (“to pay”). Under influence from Low German gelden, compare gälda. See also Icelandic gilda and Icelandic gildandi.

gälla (present gäller, preterite gällde, supine gällt, imperative gäll)

1. to be valid; to be correct or proper, to apply
2. to concern; to regard; to be about (something)

• giltig
• gäll
• gällande

From earlier gälda, from Old Norse gelda (“to castrate”), from Proto-Germanic *galdijaną.

gälla (present gäller, preterite gällde, supine gällt, imperative gäll)

1. to geld; castrate

• The geld meaning can also be conjugated -ade, according to gälla in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (8th ed., 1923)

gälla

1. inflection of gäll:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

• gälla in Svensk ordbok.