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208 gal,, see.

galafer [gā··lafər·],, noisy, frolicsome mirth; gi’en [‘given’] to g.; fu’ [‘full’] o’ g.; to mak’ g. , [ga‘lfər]:, in : — galneferd,, foolish behaviour; galnast and galna seg, , to play foolish tricks ( galinn,, enchanted, galen, , mad; wild; unruly, ). For - galaskapr,, wildness; mirth.
 * I can hear de o’

galafert [gā··lafə‘rt·],, wild; frolicsome; a g. lass. , Really a substantive and the same word as ; see

galbou [galbåu],, hubbub; very noisy mirth; to mak’ or had [‘hold’] a g. The first part of the  is  gal,, bawling. The second part is uncertain; might be a shortening of *baul, , bellowing —  under ,

galder [galdər],, 1) a) noisy, foolish talk; chatter; nane [‘none’] o’ dy g.! der’r a g. upo dee de day, how you are chattering to-day! b) noisy mirth; often in : de o’ de bairns [‘children’] . 2) high, roaring wind; strong gust of wind; a g. o’ wind; fairly 3) great uproar in the sea, a g. i’ de sea. — In senses 1 a, 2 and 3 also ; —  galdr,, crowing, magic song, ;  galder, , a) witchcraft; b) roaring; gala, , to crow, also of wind: galandi landnyrðingr, a howling north-east wind.

galder [galdər],, 1) a) to speak in a loud, foolish manner; a voice, a loud, penetrating voice; b) to laugh noisily and wildly. 2) of wind: to bluster. 3) of water: to rush; gush. — In senses 1 a, 2 and 3 also ; — galdra,, to bawl; cry; also to practise witchcraft. †galderi [gal··dəri·], , an empty, open buildingthrough which the wind blows; an open, draughty space. Mingling of , high wind, and gallery?

galder-squash [gal··dərskwaᶊ·], , noisy surf along the shore. A of,  (meaning 3) and  swash,

sorceress; witch. The word is found in Sir Walter Scott’s novel “The Pirate” (the scene of which is laid in Shetland), and applied to a soothsayer; a word from Norn. galdrakona,, a sorceress (galdr,, crowing; a magic song; witchcraft). — “kona” is preserved in in the form.
 * galdragon, *galdra-gon,, a

galdret [gal··dərət·],, blustering and noisy in talk; laughing wildly and frolicsomely; a g. body. *galdróttr. See, and

†galirant [gal·ira‘nt·],, to behave giddily, playing foolish tricks. ? The first part of the - must be regarded as being similar to -, - in, , frolics ( galinn, galen, , mad; wild; unruly, ), and - in , , noise; mirth. The second part,, is rant, , to be frolicsome in a noisy way. In the same sense as is used  [gal·iva‘nt·], which is , and Irish- galivant,, to gad about; to jaunt; flirt; the meaning of this word has been changed in with association of “galli-” to the root “gall”, mentioned above.

gal(j)ori,, see ,

gall [gäᶅ] and gald [gäᶅd], , hard; difficult; bad, intensive in certain tied in a certain manner, difficult to loosen, also called “grani-knot”, tied reversely to the so-called “reef-knot”; the form “ [gā]-knot”
 * a) a g. knot, a knot,