- geonian
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Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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geonað — pres pl of geonian … Old to modern English dictionary
yawn — yawn1 [jo:n US jo:n] v [: Old English; Origin: geonian] 1.) to open your mouth wide and breathe in deeply because you are tired or bored ▪ Alan stretched and yawned. 2.) yawning gap/gulf/chasm (between sth) a very large difference between two… … Dictionary of contemporary English
yawn — verb 1》 involuntarily open one s mouth wide and inhale deeply due to tiredness or boredom. 2》 [usu. as adjective yawning] be wide open: a yawning chasm. noun 1》 an act of yawning. 2》 informal a boring or tedious thing or event. Derivatives… … English new terms dictionary
yawn — /jɔn / (say yawn) verb (i) 1. to open the mouth involuntarily with a prolonged, deep intake of breath, as from drowsiness or weariness. 2. to open wide like a mouth. 3. to extend or stretch wide, as an open (and usually deep) space. –verb (t) 4.… …
yawn — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (as a reflex) open the mouth wide and inhale esp. when sleepy or bored. 2 intr. (of a chasm etc.) gape, be wide open. 3 tr. utter or say with a yawn. n. 1 an act of yawning. 2 colloq. a boring or tedious idea, activity, etc.… … Useful english dictionary
gagtooth — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun (plural gagteeth) Etymology: English dialect gag to project, stick out (of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse gaghals having the head thrown back, Icelandic gagur bent backward, turned askew, Norwegian gag bent back, gaga to… … Useful english dictionary
geo — ˈgyō noun ( s) Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse gjā chasm, Norwegian dialect gjo, jo; akin to Old English geonian to yawn more at yawn Scotland : a deep narrow rocky sided coastal inlet often used in place names … Useful english dictionary
gier-eagle — ˈgi(ə)r, ˈgī(ə)r, ˈji(ə)r+| noun Etymology: Dutch gier vulture, from Middle Dutch; akin to Old High German gīr vulture, gīri greedy, Norwegian dialect gir desire, passion, Old English geonian to yawn more at yawn : a bird pronounced unclean in… … Useful english dictionary
gast — I. transitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Middle English gasten, from gast, gost soul, spirit, ghost more at ghost obsolete : scare gasted by the noise I made, full suddenly he fled Shakespeare II … Useful english dictionary
gype — I. ˈgīp noun ( s) Etymology: of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse geip nonsense, geipa to talk nonsense, gīpr mouth, throat, Norwegian dialect geipa to talk nonsense; akin to Middle Dutch gīpen to gasp, Old English gīpian, geonian to yawn… … Useful english dictionary
