gieren

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɣiː.rə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: gie‧ren
• Rhymes: -irən

Etymology 1

Onomatopoeic.

Verb

gieren

1. (intransitive) to screech, to shriek
2. (intransitive) to roar with laughter, to laugh loudly

Inflection

Conjugation of gieren (weak)
infinitive	gieren
past singular	gierde
past participle	gegierd
infinitive	gieren
gerund	gieren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	gier	gierde
2nd person sing. (jij)	giert, gier2	gierde
2nd person sing. (u)	giert	gierde
2nd person sing. (gij)	giert	gierde
3rd person singular	giert	gierde
plural	gieren	gierden
subjunctive sing.1	giere	gierde
subjunctive plur.1	gieren	gierden
imperative sing.	gier
imperative plur.1	giert
participles	gierend	gegierd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

From gier (“liquid manure”) +‎ -en.

Verb

gieren

1. (agriculture, intransitive) to fertilise land with slurry, to spread liquid manure

Inflection

Conjugation of gieren (weak)
infinitive	gieren
past singular	gierde
past participle	gegierd
infinitive	gieren
gerund	gieren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	gier	gierde
2nd person sing. (jij)	giert, gier2	gierde
2nd person sing. (u)	giert	gierde
2nd person sing. (gij)	giert	gierde
3rd person singular	giert	gierde
plural	gieren	gierden
subjunctive sing.1	giere	gierde
subjunctive plur.1	gieren	gierden
imperative sing.	gier
imperative plur.1	giert
participles	gierend	gegierd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

gieren

1. (nautical) to yaw

Inflection

Conjugation of gieren (weak)
infinitive	gieren
past singular	gierde
past participle	gegierd
infinitive	gieren
gerund	gieren n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	gier	gierde
2nd person sing. (jij)	giert, gier2	gierde
2nd person sing. (u)	giert	gierde
2nd person sing. (gij)	giert	gierde
3rd person singular	giert	gierde
plural	gieren	gierden
subjunctive sing.1	giere	gierde
subjunctive plur.1	gieren	gierden
imperative sing.	gier
imperative plur.1	giert
participles	gierend	gegierd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

See also

• stampen
• slingeren

Anagrams

• griene

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡiːʁən/, [ˈɡiːʁən], [ˈɡiː.ɐn]

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German gīren (“to open one’s jaws, gape, scream”). Cognate with Dutch gieren (“to scream”). Related also with German Geier (“vulture”) and gähnen, English yawn. In standard German, the word has always been associated with unrelated Gier (“greed, lust”) and is typically regarded a derivative thereof.

Verb

1. (with nach) to desire greedily, to lust for
2. (possibly dated) to open one’s jaws so as to snap

Etymology 2

From Dutch gieren, which is possibly the same word as that mentioned under etymology 1, with a semantic development “to scream, squeak” → “to make a repeated squeaking movement”. Alternatively from Dutch geren, also gieren (“to be askew”), from geer (“asymmetric piece of land”).

Verb

1. (nautical, aviation) to yaw