- OE. yellenȝellen, AS. giellangillangyllan; akin to D. gillen, OHG. gellan, G. gellen, Icel. gjalla, Sw. gälla to ring, resound, and to AS., OS., & OHG. galan to sing, Icel. gala. Cf. 1st Gale, and Nightingale
- To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream as with agony or horror.
