geer

See also: Geer

English

Noun

geer (countable and uncountable, plural geers)

  1. Obsolete form of gear.

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Dutch

Pronunciation
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Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch gêer, from Old Dutch *gēr, from Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz.

Noun

geer m (plural geren, diminutive geertje n)

  1. spear
    Synonyms: speer, spies, lans
  2. (heraldry) gyron
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch geer, gere, from Old Dutch gero, from Proto-West Germanic *gerō, from Proto-Germanic *gerô, related to *gernaz (“willing, eager”). Also related to the verb geeren (“to covet”).

Noun

geer f (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) desire, lust
    Synonym: begeerte
Alternative forms
  • ghere (Early Modern)

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *gēr, from Proto-West Germanic *gaiʀ, from Proto-Germanic *gaizaz.

Noun

gêer m

  1. spear

Inflection

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Descendants
  • Dutch: geer

Further reading
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