geg
English
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editEtymology
editOrigin 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.
Verb
editgeg (third-person singular simple present gegs, present participle gegging, simple past and past participle gegged)
- (dialectal, Northern England) To walk carelessly or in a careless manner.
- (dialectal) To swing or see-saw.
Derived terms
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editgeg (plural gegs)
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editWelsh
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editgeg
- Soft mutation of ceg.
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