geate

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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ġeate

  1. dative singular of ġeat

West Frisian

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Etymology

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Probably from Old Frisian gete (outpouring), from Proto-Germanic *gutiz (a gush; downpour; cloudburst), related to the verb *geutaną (to pour). Cognate with Old English gyte (a gush; flood; shedding; spillage), German Guss (downpour).

Noun

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geate c (plural geaten)

  1. (rare) downpour
    Synonym: goate

Further reading

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  • geate”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011