geson

Middle English

Alternative forms

gesene, gesoun, geeson, gesen

Etymology

From Old English gǣsne, from Proto-Germanic *gaisnijaz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛːzən/, /ˈɡɛːsən/, /ˈɡɛsən/
(with reanalysis of suffix) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛːzun/

Adjective

geson (chiefly Late Middle English)

Not common or plentiful; uncommon, rare, sparing, scarse.
Lifeless, unfilled, harsh, sterile.

Descendants

English: geason, geazon, gaison, gessen

References

“gēsǒun (adj. & n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-30.

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