Swedish adjective

gill

valid

Meaning

valid

In Swedish: giltig

Forms

Forms of gill
Basic formgillwith en-words
Neutergilltwith ett-words
Plural and definitegillaplural nouns, and after den / det / de

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What does gill mean?

gill in a sentence

  • Nähä, inte tredje gången gillt. Fjärde gången gillt kanske?
    Well, third time apparently wasn't the charm. Fourth time lucky, maybe?

Expressions

  • tredje gången gillt
    third time's a charm

Questions

What does gill mean in English?

gill means “valid”.

Origin

Inherited from Old Norse gildr, from Proto-Germanic *gildiz.

Nearby common words

gill is number 5,966 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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