English Explanatory Dictionary

Gire

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An anglicized version of Geier or Guyer, a common family name of German roots.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of gyre.

Word forms

Gire gires

Etymology

Americanized from German roots, from Gaier or Geyer. It may derive from gyrfalcon, a falcon used in the middle ages for hunting by royalty.

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