gue

See also: Gue, gué, guê, güe, and gu'e

English

Etymology 1

Origin uncertain, perhaps from Old Norse gígja.

Alternative forms

• gju
• gu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡjuː/

Noun

gue (plural gues)

1. (Shetland) A kind of fiddle or violin played on the Shetland Islands.

Etymology 2

Noun

gue (plural gues)

1. (obsolete) A sharper; a rogue.
   • John Webster, The White Devil.

     Precious gue we'll never part.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for gue in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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Asturian

Noun

gue f (plural gues)

1. the letter g