galled
English
Etymology
Adjective
galled (comparative more galled, superlative most galled)
- Sore; exasperated.
- 1838, Martin Farquhar Tupper, “Of Cruelty to Animals”, in Proverbial Philosophy: A Book of Thoughts and Arguments, Originally Treated, London: Joseph Rickerby, […], →OCLC, page 173:
- The galled ox cannot complain, nor supplicate a moment's respite;
- 1927 August, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “[Ariel Poems.] Journey of the Magi.”, in Collected Poems 1909–1935, London: Faber & Faber […], published September 1954, →OCLC, page 107:
- And the camels galled, sore-footed, refractory,
Lying down in the melting snow.
Derived terms
Verb
galled
- simple past and past participle of gall
Anagrams
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaɬɛd/
Verb
galled (literary, rare)
- third-person singular imperative of gallu
Verb
galled (first-person singular present gallaf)
- (South Wales) Southwestern form of gallu