Bavarian edit

Etymology edit

From obsolete Gölsen, also Golsen, from obsolete Early New High German gelsen (to buzz, to yell), from Middle High German gëlsen (to yell, to cry, to howl), a variant of German gellen. Compare German Gelse.

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Noun edit

Gösn f (plural Gösn) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna)

  1. (zoology) mosquito, gnat

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