ged

Etymology

From Middle English gedde, from Old Norse gedda (“pike”), cognate with Icelandic gedda (“pike”), Danish gedde (“pike”).

Noun

ged (plural geds)

1. (UK, dialect or heraldry) The pike or luce.
2. (Scotland) A greedy person
   • 1808, John Jamieson, A Dictionary of the Scottish Language:

     He's a perfect ged for silver.

Anagrams

• DEG, EDG, EGD, dEG, deg, deg., egd

Etymology

From Old Norse geit, from Proto-Germanic *gaits, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰayd- (“goat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeːd/, [ɡ̊eːˀð], [ɡ̊eðˀ]
• Rhymes: -eð

Noun

ged c (singular definite geden, plural indefinite geder)

1. goat (animal)

Noun

ġed m

1. Alternative form of ġiedd