English Explanatory Dictionary

geg

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To walk carelessly or in a careless manner.
  2. To swing or see-saw.
noun
  1. A rut in a path.
  2. A swing or see-saw.
intj
  1. Used to indicate laughter or humour.
name
  1. Alternative form of Gheg.
noun
  1. Initialism of gasoline-equivalent gallon.

Word forms

geg gegs gegging gegged gaig gay

Etymology

Origin unknown. Probably from Middle English *geigen, from Old Norse geiga (“to deviate to the side, go the wrong way, rove at random”), from Proto-Germanic *gaigijaną (“to deviate, totter, transgress”), causative of *gīganą (“to move”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeyǵʰ-, *gʰeygʰ- (“to gape, protrude”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰēy(w)-, *ǵʰyāw- (“to yawn, gape”); related to Old English *gǣġan (“to go, walk, pass by”), as in forgǣġan (“to transgress, trespass, prevaricate, pass by, neglect, omit”), ofergǣġan (“to transgress”). Cognate also with Old Frisian gēia (“to overstep, exceed”), Norwegian dialectal geige (“to sway back and forth”), Middle High German gīgen (“to play the violin”), Old English gǣnan (“to gape”). More at jig.

Derived words

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