gige

Middle English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French guige, from Frankish *widdja.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːdʒ(ə)/

Noun

gige

1. (rare, Late Middle English) guige (shield strap)

Descendants

• → English: guige

References

• “gīǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Middle Low German

Etymology

Cognate with Middle High German gīge, from Old High German gīga (modern German Geige), from Proto-Germanic *gīganą (“to move, wish, desire”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰeyǵʰ-, *gʰeygʰ- (“to yawn, gape, long for, desire”). Either borrowed or from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣiːɣə/

Noun

gîge f

1. violin, fiddle

Derived terms

• hantgīge
• gīgenregāl

Nupe

Etymology

Partial reduplication of ge.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡī.ɡē/

Noun

gige

1. goodness; being good