Gall

Morpheme

Gall

Type

free base

Denotation

(1) skin sore from rubbing, chafing, or friction; (2) tumor-like growth on plants

Etymology

(1) Middle English galle; Old English gealla, ġealla; Latin galla; (2) Middle English galle; Old French galle; Latin galla

Evidence

begall, gall, gallapple, gallbush, galled, galler, gallflower, gallfly, gallic, gallicolous, gallification, galling, gallogen, galls, gallsickness, nutgall, purpurogallin, spurgall, windgall

See Also

Ellage

Homographs

Gall, Gall, Gall