*gilją

Runic: ᚷᛁᛚᛃᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈɣil.jɑ̃/

noun · neuter · ja-stem

Meanings

cleft; gully

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰēy- (‘to yawn, gape’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	gilją	giljō
Acc.	gilją	giljō
Gen.	giljas, gilis	giljǫ̂
Dat.	giljai	giljamaz
Inst.	giljō	giljamiz
Voc.	gilją	giljō

Descendants

*gilli (Proto-West Germanic)
- *gilli, *gill (Old High German)
  - gil (Middle High German)
gil (Old Norse)
- gil (Faroese)
- gil (Icelandic)
gil (Old Norse)
- gille, gylle (Middle English)
  - gill, ghyll (English)
  - gil, gill, gyll (Scots)

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