geis

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Irish geis.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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geis (plural geises or geasa)

  1. Synonym of geas (a mystical injunction: a prohibition, or obligation/compulsion)
    • 1933, John Revell Reinhard, The Survival of Geis in Mediaeval Romance, page 58:
      [In] 36a we read that there was (19) a geis upon ships to leave the 'port' of Athens till someone had defeated Atalanta in a running race. The nature and function of the geis that lay upon objects appears to better advantage, however, in one of the stories about Ailill Dock-Ear.
    • 1985, Elliott B. Gose, Jr., The World of the Irish Wonder Tale: An Introduction to the Study of Fairy Tales, University of Toronto Press, →ISBN:
      'In some cases a geis is imposed by one man upon another, often by means of a successful exploit, as when Cu Chulainn lays a geis upon the Connachtmen, binding them not to pass the ford until someone has removed the branch which he has ...
    • 1995, Risa Aratyr, Hunter of the Light, HarperCollins, →ISBN:
      The púca scrunched up his face in puzzlement and rubbed his bald head. Glad he should be, his geis fulfilled and the Good God satisfied.
    • 2016, Yasmine Galenorn, Once Upon A Curse: 17 Dark Faerie Tales, Fiddlehead Press, →ISBN:
      “I place a geis upon you, my son,” I rasped, my eyes burning with impending wrath. I pressed my palm to his chest and conjured my symbol, the mark which tied a Faelorehn life to my service.
    • 2021, Alethea Kontis, et al., Once Upon A Wish: 16 Dreamy Faerie Tales, Fiddlehead Press (→ISBN):
      Before she died, she placed a geis upon me, that all the glamour I would ever be capable of possessing would gather in my hair. She did it so they wouldn't kill me, too, but because of that, I have never been free.

Etymology 2

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Noun

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geis

  1. plural of gei

Anagrams

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Estonian

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Noun

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geis

  1. inessive singular of gei

Irish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Irish geis, from the same root as guidid (prays).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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geis f (genitive singular geise, nominative plural geasa)

  1. a solemn injunction, especially of a magical kind, the infringement of which led to misfortune or even death
  2. a tabu, spell or prohibition

Declension

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Quotations

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  • 1974, Gerard Stockman, The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo, Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 69:
    ná bain le geis agus ní bhainfidh geis leat
    Do not bother with superstitions and superstitions will not bother you.

Descendants

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  • English: geas

Noun

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geis f sg

  1. (archaic or dialectal) dative singular of geas

Mutation

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Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
geis gheis ngeis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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Occitan

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Noun

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geis m

  1. plaster (substance)
    Synonym: gip

Derived terms

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Scottish Gaelic

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Noun

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geis f

  1. genitive singular of geas

Mutation

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Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical Lenition
geis gheis
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Spanish

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Adjective

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geis m pl or f pl

  1. plural of gei

Noun

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geis m pl or f pl

  1. plural of gei