gadger

English

Noun

gadger (plural gadgers)

1. (fishing) A stonefly nymph used as bait.

Franco-Provençal

Verb

gadger (Comtois)

1. Alternative form of gouardar (“to guard”)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*wardôn”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 17: Germanismes: S–Z, page 510