- Geat
- noun Etymology: Old English Gēat Date: before 12th century a member of a Scandinavian people of southern Sweden to which the legendary hero Beowulf belonged • Geatish adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Geat
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geat — geat; or·geat; geat·ish; … English syllables
Geat — (g[=e]t), n. [See {Gate} a door.] (Founding) The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a mold in casting. [Written also {git}, {gate}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Geat — (gēt, yăt) n. A member of an ancient Germanic people of southern Sweden conquered by the Swedes in the sixth century A.D. [Old English Gēat.] * * * … Universalium
geat — Gate Gate (g[=a]t), n. [OE. [yogh]et, [yogh]eat, giat, gate, door, AS. geat, gat, gate, door; akin to OS., D., & Icel. gat opening, hole, and perh. to E. gate a way, gait, and get, v. Cf. {Gate} a way, 3d {Get}.] 1. A large door or passageway in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Geat — m ( es/ as) Geat, Jute … Old to modern English dictionary
Geat|ish — «GEE tihsh, YAY », adjective. of the Geats … Useful english dictionary
Geat — noun A member of a North Germanic tribe formerly occupying modern in Sweden … Wiktionary
geat — n ( es/gatu) gate, door, opening … Old to modern English dictionary
géat — past 3rd sing of géotan … Old to modern English dictionary
geat — gate … The Old English to English
