- gydig
- adj possessed (by a spirit), insane
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giddy — I. adjective (giddier; est) Etymology: Middle English gidy mad, foolish, from Old English gydig possessed, mad; akin to Old English god god Date: 14th century 1. a. dizzy < giddy from the unaccustomed exercise > b. causing dizziness … New Collegiate Dictionary
gheu(ə)- — To call, invoke. Oldest form *g̑heu(ə) , becoming *gheu(ə) in centum languages. Suffixed zero grade form *ghu to , “the invoked,” god. a. god, from Old English god, god; b. giddy, from Old English gydig, gidig, possessed, insane, from Germanic … Universalium
giddy — giddily, adv. giddiness, n. /gid ee/, adj., giddier, giddiest, v., giddied, giddying. adj. 1. affected with vertigo; dizzy. 2. attended with or causing dizziness: a giddy climb. 3. frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty: a giddy young… … Universalium
giddy — gid|dy [ˈgıdi] adj [: Old English; Origin: gydig mentally ill ] 1.) feeling slightly sick and unable to balance, because everything seems to be moving = ↑dizzy ▪ Greg stared down from the seventh floor and began to feel giddy . 2.) feeling silly … Dictionary of contemporary English
giddy — O.E. gidig, variant of gydig insane, mad, stupid, possessed (by a spirit), probably from P.Gmc. *gud iga , from *gudam god + * ig possessed. Meaning having a confused, swimming sensation is from 1560s. Meaning elated is from 1540s … Etymology dictionary
giddy — gid•dy [[t]ˈgɪd i[/t]] adj. di•er, di•est, 1) pat affected with vertigo; dizzy 2) attended with or causing dizziness: a giddy climb[/ex] 3) frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty 4) to make or become giddy • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME gidy … From formal English to slang
giddy — /ˈgɪdi / (say gidee) adjective (giddier, giddiest) 1. frivolously light; impulsive; flighty: a giddy mind; a giddy girl. 2. affected with vertigo; dizzy. 3. attended with or causing dizziness: a giddy climb. –verb (t) (giddied, giddying) 4. to… …
giddy — [gid′ē] adj. giddier, giddiest [ME gidie < OE gydig, insane, prob. < base (* gud) of god, GOD + ig (see Y3): hence, basic meaning “possessed by a god”] 1. feeling dizzy or unsteady 2. causing or likely to cause dizziness [a giddy height] … English World dictionary
gid´di|ness — gid|dy «GIHD ee», adjective, di|er, di|est, verb, died, dy|ing. –adj. 1. having a confused, whirling feeling in one s head; dizzy: »It makes me giddy to go on a … Useful english dictionary
gid´di|ly — gid|dy «GIHD ee», adjective, di|er, di|est, verb, died, dy|ing. –adj. 1. having a confused, whirling feeling in one s head; dizzy: »It makes me giddy to go on a … Useful english dictionary
