Geason

//ˈɡiːzən// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Rare; uncommon; scarce. dialectal, rare

    "This white falcon rare and gaison, This bird shineth so bright."

  2. 2
    Difficult to procure; scant; sparing. UK, dialectal
  3. 3
    Unusual; wonderful. dialectal, rare

Synonyms

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threadbaredismalfew and far betweeninadequateinfrequentlean

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"This white falcon rare and gaison, This bird shineth so bright."

Etymology

From Middle English geson, gesene (“rare, scarce”), from Old English gǣsne (“deprived of, wanting, destitute, barren, sterile, dead”), from Proto-West Germanic *gaisnī (“barren, poor”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to be gaping, yawn”). Cognate with Old High German geisini, keisini (“lack”), a noun, and more remotely with North Frisian gast (“barren”), Low German güst (“barren”).

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