I. ˈjil noun
Etymology: Middle English gille, from Medieval Latin gillus, from Late Latin gillo, gello water pot
Date: 14th century
— see weight table
II. ˈgil noun
Etymology: Middle English gile, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish gäl gill, Old Norse gjǫlnar lips; akin to Greek chelynē lip, jawbone
Date: 14th century
1. : an organ (as of a fish) for obtaining oxygen from water
2.
a. : wattle III
b. : the flesh under or about the chin or jaws — usually used in plural
c. : one of the radiating plates forming the undersurface of the cap of a mushroom fungus
• gilled ˈgild adjective
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- to the gills
III. ˈgil verb
Date: 1884
transitive verb
: gillnet
intransitive verb
of fish : to become entangled in a gill net
• gill·er noun
IV. ˈgil noun
Etymology: Middle English gille, from Old Norse gil; akin to Old High German gil hernia
Date: 14th century
1. British : ravine
2. British : a narrow stream or rivulet
V. ˈjil noun
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: Middle English, from Gill, nickname for Gillian
Date: 15th century
: girl , sweetheart