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Gilly vs Gally - What's the difference?

gilly | gally |

As nouns the difference between gilly and gally

is that gilly is while gally is .

As an adjective gally is

like gall; bitter as gall.

As a verb gally is

(obsolete|uk|dialect) to frighten; to worry.

gilly

English

Noun

(gillies)
  • gally

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (gallies)
  • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Like gall; bitter as gall.
  • (Cranmer)

    Etymology 3

    See gallow (transitive verb).

    Verb

  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) To frighten; to worry.
  • (Webster 1913) ----