gese

See also: gesê

Old English

Alternative forms

ġīse, ġȳse, ġise, ġyse

Etymology

Apparently from earlier *jīese, *jǣasi (“so be it”), from *jǣa, *jǣ (“yes, so”) + *sī, *sīe (“be [it]”), equivalent to ġēa +‎ sīe. Compare nese (“no”). More at ġēa, sēon.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjeːse/, [ˈjeːze]

Adverb

ġēse

yes, of course

Synonyms

ġēa

Antonyms

nese

Descendants

Middle English: ȝise, ȝys, ȝis, yis
- English: yes
- Scots: ȝis, ȝeis, ȝes

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