Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gissard

/ˈɡɪsɜːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gis-sard
IPA: /ˈɡɪsɜːd/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who tends to geese; a gosherd.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The Thebans had not a better shepherd than S. Wendeline, nor a better gissard to keepe their geese than Gallus."
"St. Gallus the Patron of Gissards, or Keepers of Geese."

Etymology

Perhaps a corruption of geeseherd.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɡɪsɜːd/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

gissards (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gissard?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɪsɜːd/.
What does gissard mean?: One who tends to geese; a gosherd.
Where does gissard come from?: Perhaps a corruption of geeseherd.

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