geson

Middle English

Alternative forms

• gesene, gesoun, geeson, gesen

Etymology

From Old English gǣsne, from Proto-West Germanic *gaisnī.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

geson (chiefly Late Middle English)

1. Not common or plentiful; uncommon, rare, sparing, scarse.
2. 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.