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Gossip — Gos sip, n. [OE. gossib, godsib, a relation or sponsor in baptism, a relation by a religious obligation, AS. godsibb, fr. god + sib alliance, relation; akin to G. sippe, Goth. sibja, and also to Skr. sabh[=a] assembly.] [1913 Webster] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gossip — I. noun Etymology: Middle English gossib, from Old English godsibb, from god god + sibb kinsman, from sibb related more at sib Date: before 12th century 1. a. dialect British godparent b. companion, crony … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Gissop — This superb descriptive surname derives from the Olde English pre 7th Century Godsibb itself a development of the Norse Viking Gudseft and in its original meaning was The Godmother or Godfather . In medieval times the word developed to mean more… … Surnames reference
gossip — gos|sip1 [ˈgɔsıp US ˈga: ] n [: Old English; Origin: godsibb godparent, close friend , from god god + sibb relative ] 1.) [U] information that is passed from one person to another about other people s behaviour and private lives, often including… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gossip — [OE] The Anglo Saxons’ term for a ‘godparent’ was godsibb, a compound formed from god ‘god’ (just as in modern English godmother, godfather, etc) and sib ‘relative’ (a word of unknown origin from which modern English gets sibling). It denotes… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
