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NORWEGIAN BOKMÅL · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

gal.

insane; crazy; out of one's mind; mad

3 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

adj
  1. insane; crazy; out of one's mind; mad

  2. incorrect; erroneous; wrong; illegal; morally reproachable

Where this word comes from

From Old Norse galinn, from gala (“sing bewitching songs, in actuality bewitched by magical singing”).

noun
  1. crow ((instance of) rooster's crowing)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Related to the verb gale.

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