Sunday, June 18, 2023

Does The Issur Sotah To The Boel Depend On The Issur La-baal? - Part 2

GEVALDIG!!!!





gevaldig (geh-VAHL-dig) 

DEFINITIONS

adj. Tremendous, amazing.

adj. "Exceptional or remarkable." (Weiser)

adj. "Extraordinary; terrific." (Steinmetz)

EXAMPLE SENTENCES


"Reb Chayim zatsal, in his later years, gave gevaldike shiurim every Wednesday and Thursday."

"There was a gevaltike response to the yeshiva's appeal for money." (Weiser)

LANGUAGES OF ORIGIN 

Yiddish

ETYMOLOGY

גװאַלדיק gvaldik 'great, immense' or געוואלטיג gevaltig 'powerful'

WHO USES THIS

Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)

Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

REGIONS

North America [I guess in the UK things are never gevaldig? Can't be!!]

Related

Gevaldog - A remarkable dog.