gjer

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See also: gjër

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *geli-, *glī- (“mous”). Compare Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē, “weasel, marten”), Latin glīs (“dormouse”). Alternatively from Latin glīrem.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

gjer m (plural gjera, definite gjeri, definite plural gjerat)

  1. dormouse

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “gjer”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 132

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse gerr.

Adjective

gjer (neuter gjert, definite singular and plural gjere, comparative gjerare, indefinite superlative gjerast, definite superlative gjeraste)

  1. greedy
  2. eager

Etymology 2

Verb

gjer

  1. (deprecated template usage) present tense of gjera
  2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of gjera

References

Westrobothnian

Etymology 1

From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., gjarn. Compare Norwegian gjer, Old Norse gerr.

Adjective

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  1. Greedy, stingy, which takes too much (said of planer irons and similar.)
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Etymology 2

Verb

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  1. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
  2. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
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