Definition
The occupation or activity of working as a gillie (a fishing or hunting guide), or the practice of gillying in Scotland and Northern England.
Etymology
From 'gillie' (from Scots Gaelic 'gille' meaning boy or lad, originally meaning servant) + -ing (gerund suffix). Emerged as gillie-work became a recognized profession in Scottish Highlands.
Kelly Says
A gillie was originally any servant in the Highlands, but the word stuck only for fishing guides—showing how specialized jobs can narrow down broad words to very specific meanings over time.
Translations
ARالعربية
جيليينغ
ji-li-ing
CACatalà
gillying
gil-ing
CSČeština
gillying
gil-ing
DEDeutsch
Gilling
gil-ing
ELΕλληνικά
gillying
gil-ing
ESEspañol
gilling
gil-ing
FRFrançais
gillement
zhee-lman
HUMagyar
gillying
gil-ing
IDBahasa Indonesia
gilling
gil-ing
ITItaliano
gilling
gil-ing
MSBahasa Melayu
gilling
gil-ing
MYမြန်မာ
ဂိလလင်း
gil-ling
NLNederlands
gillying
gil-ing
PLPolski
gillying
gil-ing
PTPortuguês
gilando
zhi-lan-doh
RORomână
gillying
gil-ing
RUРусский
gillying
gil-ing
SVSvenska
gillying
gil-ing
SWKiswahili
gilling
gil-ing
TAதமிழ்
கில்லிங்
gil-ling
TEతెలుగు
గిల్లింగ్
gil-ling
TRTürkçe
gilleying
gil-ey-ing
UKУкраїнська
gillying
gil-ing
VITiếng Việt
gilling
gil-ing