goll

See also: Goll

English

Noun

goll (plural golls)

  1. (obsolete) A hand.
    • 1609, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Philaster‎:
      Then give me thy Princely goll, which thus I kisse, to whom I crouch and bow; But see my royall sparke, this head-strong swarme that follow me humming like a master Bee, have I led forth their Hives, and being on wing, and in our heady flight, have seazed him shall suffer for thy wrongs.
    • 1622, Thomas Dekker, The Noble Spanish Soldier‎:
      Give me thy goll, thou are a noble girl.

Etymology 2

From God.

Proper noun

goll

  1. (dialectal, euphemistic) God
    • 1900, Edward Noyes Westcott, The Christmas Story from David Harum‎:
      'I dunno what you mean,' says Jim. 'Yes, ye do, goll darn ye!' says Dick, 'yes, ye do.
    • 1919, Various, The Best Short Stories of 1917‎:
      By goll! that's all I'm good for to take on now.

Manx

Noun

goll m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

  1. verbal noun of immee
  2. going

Synonyms

Derived terms

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possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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