GEÁC
- noun [ masculinefeminine ]
Grammar
Wright's OE grammar
§335;
A cuckoo, gawk; cŭcūlus
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Geác
cŭcūlus,
- Ælfc. Gl. 37 ;
- Som. 63, 16 ;
- Wrt. Voc. 29, 38 : 63, 3 : 281, 31.
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Geác monaþ geómran reorde, singeþ sumeres weard
the cuckoo exhorts with mournful voice, summer's warden sings,
- Exon. 82 a ;
- Th. 309, 6 ;
- Seef. 53.
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Siððan ðú gehýrde galan geómorne geác on bearwe
when thou hast heard the sad cuckoo sing in the grove,
- 123 b ;
- Th. 473, 30 ;
- Bo. 22.
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Geácas geár budon
cuckoos announced the [time of] year,
- Exon. 43 b ;
- Th. 146, 27 ;
- Gú. 716.
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¶ Geáces súre, an; f.
Cuckoo-sorrel, wood-sorrel;
oxălis acetōsella,
- Lin
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Geáces súre vel þríléfe trifŏlium,
- Ælfc. Gl. 39 ;
- Som. 63, 72 ;
- Wrt. Voc. 30, 24.
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Genim geáces súran
take cuckoo-sorrel,
- L. M. 1, 2 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 38, 14 : 1, 38 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 96, 22 : 3, 48 ;
- Lchdm. ii. 340, 2 : iii. 12, 30.
Etymology
Scot. gowk
: Dut. koekoek, m
: Ger. kuckuk, kukuk, gauch, m. a cuckoo, gawk, simpleton
: M. H. Ger. gouch. m
: O. H. Ger. gouch, gauch, m. cŭcūlus, stultus
: Dan. gi248;g, m. f
: Swed. gök, m
: Icel. gaukr, m
: Fr. coucou, m
: It. cuculo, m
: Span. cuco, cuclillo, m
: Lat. cŭcūlus, m
: Grk. κόκκυξ, m
: Sansk. kokila, m.
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Similar entries
Linked entries
v.
gǽc iáces súre.
Entry information
Citation
Bosworth, Joseph. “GEÁC.” In An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online, edited by Thomas Northcote Toller, Christ Sean, and Ondřej Tichy. Prague: Faculty of Arts, Charles University, 2014. https://bosworthtoller.com/13356.
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