gyte

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gjóta.

Verb

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gyte (imperative gyt, present tense gyter, passive gytes, simple past gjøt or gytte, past participle gytt, present participle gytende)

  1. to spawn (of fish)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gjóta, from Proto-Germanic *geutaną.

Verb

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gyte (present tense gyter or gyt, past tense gytte or gaut, past participle gytt or gote, passive infinitive gytast, present participle gytande, imperative gyt)

  1. (of fish) to spawn

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Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *guti, from Proto-Germanic *gutiz (gush, outflow), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- (to pour). Cognate with Old Frisian gete, Old High German guz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gyte m

  1. pouring
  2. shedding (of blood, sweat, tears)
  3. inundation, flood

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: gute, gyte, gite

Scots

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown. Also found in Northern English dialects. In the "boy" sense, possibly from get (offspring).

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Adjective

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gyte

  1. crazy or mad; delirious; out of one's senses
  2. foolish; demented

Noun

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gyte (plural gytes)

  1. A madman; fool
  2. A first-year boy at the Royal High School, Edinburgh or Edinburgh Academy.

References

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  • Chamber's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1952