geas

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the Irish geis.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

geas

  1. (Gaelic mythology) A vow or obligation placed upon a person.
  2. A curse.
  3. A mystical compulsion.

[edit] Quotations

  • 1980 - Stephen Donaldson, The Wounded Land, page 162, The memory came upon him like a geas, overwhelming his revulsion, numbing his heart.

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[edit] Scottish Gaelic

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ɡɛʃ/

[edit] Noun

geas f. (genitive geis or geasa, plural geasan)

  1. enchantment, sorcery

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[edit] See also

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