gige
Middle English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old French guige, from Frankish *widdja.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gige
- (rare, Late Middle English) guige (shield strap)
Descendants edit
- → English: guige
References edit
- “gīǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle Low German edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
gîge f
Derived terms edit
Nupe edit
Etymology edit
Partial reduplication of ge.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gige