Old Irish

Noun

gíall m

1. (anatomy) jaw

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Irish: giall ‎(“jaw, lower cheek”)
• Scottish Gaelic: giall ‎(“jaw, jowl”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Celtic *gēstlos (compare Welsh gwystl, Old Cornish guistel, Breton gouestl), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeis-tlo-, from *gʰeidʰ-.

Noun

gíall m

1. human pledge, hostage

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• gíallacht ‎(“hostageship, captivity”)

Descendants

• Irish: giall ‎(“hostage, human pledge”)
• Scottish Gaelic: giall ‎(“hostage, pledge”)

Mutation

References

• “1 gíall” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “2 gíall” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.