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geg

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
geg
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To walk carelessly or in a careless manner.

verb

To swing or see-saw.

noun

A rut in a path.

noun

A swing or see-saw.

intj

Used to indicate laughter or humour.

name

Alternative form of Gheg.

noun

Initialism of gasoline-equivalent gallon.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *geigen, geiga, *gaigijaną, *gʰeyǵʰ-, *ǵʰēy(w)-

Inflected Forms

gegs (present, singular) gegging (participle, present) gegged (participle, past) gegged (past) gaig (alternative) gay (alternative) gegs (plural)

Phrases

geg in

Questions

What does geg mean?
To walk carelessly or in a careless manner.
Where does geg come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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